Plumber in Palmyra, PA – Leaks, Drains & Water Heaters

Palmyra, Pennsylvania is the Lebanon County borough on US 422 between Hershey and Annville, not the towns of the same name in New Jersey or New York. Main Street runs through the middle of town, with older houses close to it and newer neighborhoods spreading south into North Londonderry and South Londonderry Townships. Homes around Campbelltown also use a Palmyra mailing address, so tell the provider your street and township when you call.

Palmyra sits on limestone, and sinkholes are a known problem here. Water moving underground is what opens them, so a leaking water service line, a cracked sewer lateral or a downspout emptying against the foundation is worth fixing sooner rather than later. Watch for a soggy patch of lawn that never dries out, a spot that starts to sink, or a water bill that jumps for no reason. If the ground is actually opening up near the house, keep people away from it and contact the borough or township before anyone starts digging.

The borough gets its water from Pennsylvania American Water, which has replaced older cast-iron mains on some Palmyra streets. Ask the water company where its pipe ends and yours begins; the line into the house and everything inside it are usually up to the owner. Common calls here are basement water heaters, slow kitchen and laundry drains, and outside spigots that split on a cold night.