Cranberry Township

The BASICS

• FOUNDED: 1804
• ORIGIN OF TOWNSHIP: The township takes its name from the Cranberry bushes that used to grow in the local bogs during the 1800s.
• POPULATION: 23,625 (2002).
• LAND SIZE: 23.69 square miles.
• POSTAL/ZIP: Cranberry Township 16066.

News YOU SHOULD KNOW

• POLICE: Any time you need to reach a police officer, dial 911. Cranberry Township department, (724) 776-5180.
• FIRE: Emergency, dial 911, Cranberry Volunteer Fire Company, Haines School Road station, (724) 776-1196 or Community Park substation, (724) 776-6130.
• AMBULANCE: Emergency, dial 911, Cranberry Volunteer Ambulance Corp., (724) 776-4480, non-emergency calls.
• TRASH COLLECTION: Residents contract privately with one of the four companies: Vogel Disposal Services of Mars, (724) 625-1511, BFI Waste Systems, (412) 429-2600, Joseph Brunner Inc., (724) 775-6665; Waste Management Of Midwestern PA, 1-800-451-3060
• RECYCLING: Residents are required to recycle glass, aluminum and bimetal cans and plastic. Contact the trash collection company for recycling schedule.
• TOWNSHIP OFFICE: 2525 Rochester Road, Cranberry Twp., PA. 16066, (724) 776-4806.
• OFFICE HOURS: 7:30am to 5:00pm, weekdays
• SCHOOL DISTRICT: Seneca Valley School District

TAX BILL

• Sample home value: $150,000
• Township Property Tax: 12.75 mills
• Seneca Valley School District property tax: 105.34 mills.
• Butler County property tax: 24.5 mills.
• Total property tax: 142.59 mills.
• Annual tax bill: $150,000 x 0.111 = $16, 650 x 0.14259 = $2,374.12
• Pennsylvania wage tax: 2.8 percent.
• Local wage tax: 1 percent.

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By The Numbers

• Population 2000: 23,625.
• Population 1990: 14,816.
• Percentage change: +59.4.
• Housing Units 2000: 8,724.
• Housing Units 1990: 5,449.
• Percentage change: +60.

SCHOOL DISTRICT:

Seneca Valley School District

SERVES:

Cranberry Township, Callery, Evans City, Forward Township, Harmony, Jackson, Lancaster Township Seven Fields and Zelienople.

ADDRESS:

124 Seneca School Road, Harmony, PA. 16037; (724) 452-6040

SCHOOLS:

• Seneca Valley Senior High School, 128 Seneca School Road, Harmony, PA. 16037; (724) 452-6040 Ext. 143.
• Evans City Middle School, 345 W. Main Street, Evans City, PA. 16033; (724) 538- 8800.
• Haine Middle School, 1516A Haine School Road, Cranberry Twp., PA. 16066; (724) 776-1325.
• Seneca Valley Middle School, 122 Seneca School Road, Harmony, PA. 16037; (724) 452-6040, Ext. 162.
• Connoquenessing Valley Elementary School, 300 S. Pittsburgh Street, Zelienople, PA. 16063; (724) 452-8280.
• Evans City Elementary School, 345 W. Main Street, Evans City, PA. 16033; (724) 538-3680
• Haine Elementary School, 1516 Haine School Road, Cranberry Twp., PA. 16066; (724) 776-1581.
• Rowan Elementary School, 8051 Rowan Road, Cranberry Twp., PA. 16066; (724) 776-1518.