Borough of Shillington

Welcome to the official website of the Borough of Shillington, Berks County, Pennsylvania. We hope you find the website to be a useful communication tool to keep you informed about what’s happening in the Borough. Please bookmark this site and visit it regularly to see what new information has been added.

Pay your utility bills (water, sewer, refuse) to the Borough of Shillington through PAYMENTUS online portal using the links below

• Customer portal to manage or schedule utility bill payments
  to the Borough
• One time utility payment link for customers

Additionally, you can call the toll free number at 1-888-977-8724 to make a payment on your utility bill.

NEW OPTION FOR UTILITY BILL – If you wish to receive your utility bill by email instead of the U.S. Postal Service, click on the link below for an email request form.  Email the completed form to info@shillingtonboro.net.  If you have multiple accounts, please complete one (1) form for each account.

• Click here for email request form

The Borough of Shillington has instituted a rapid emergency notification service called CodeRED. By registering, you will be added to the emergency call list. Borough of Shillington residents and any water consumers are welcome and encouraged to create an account and enter their contact information for home, business and mobile phones so they may be contacted by the system in the event of an emergency. Those who do not register their address and phone number may not be notified with CodeRED in the case of an emergency. Registration is confidential, free, easy and will be for emergency notification only. The Borough is currently in the process of switching to a new platform under CodeRED by Crisis24.  To ensure you receive emergency calls from CodeRED, please enter 206-536-3695 in to your phone.

• Click Here to register or change your contact information
• Click Here for a CodeRED by Crisis24 Account Portal Guide for Residents

Effective June 1, 2026, real estate taxes will be collected by the Berks County Treasurer’s office. For more information on the transition to the Berks County Treasurer please Click Here

Make checks payable to Mitchell R. Darcourt, Berks County Treasurer, 633 Court Street, 2nd Floor, Reading, PA 19601

Tax Office Contact Information:

Phone: 610-478-6640

Email: treasurer@berkspa.gov

To Pay Your Real Estate Taxes For The Borough Of Shillington Please Click On The Link Below:

https://paytaxonline.countyofberks.com/CurrentYearTax/

For more information CLICK HERE

POLICE OFFICER
BOROUGH OF SHILLINGTON
BERKS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

Applications are being accepted for the position of Police
Officer with the Borough of Shillington. Applications must be
secured on the Borough’s website at www.shillingtonboro.com.
Completed applications, together with an application fee of $45.00,
must be returned in person by the applicant to the Town Hall or by
certified mail to the Shillington Town Hall, 2 East Lancaster Avenue,
P.O. Box 247, Shillington, Pennsylvania 19607, no later than 3:00
p.m. on Friday, July 17, 2026.

Every applicant must be a United States citizen and must have
reached their 21st birthday by the deadline for submitting a
completed application. All applicants must be a high school graduate
or equivalent and possess a current, valid Pennsylvania driver’s
license.

Mandatory components of the testing process include: written
examination, physical fitness/agility test, oral examination,
background investigation including a polygraph examination,
psychological examination, drug/alcohol screen and medical
examination. The written examination and oral examination will be
graded on a one hundred percent (100%) scale. The written
examination will represent sixty percent (60%) of the final score and
the oral examination will represent forty percent (40%) of the final
score. The physical fitness/agility test, background investigation
and polygraph examination will be graded as pass/fail.

The written examination will be held on Saturday, August 8, 2026
beginning at 9:00 a.m. at the Borough of Shillington’s Municipal
Building located at 999 E. Broad Street, Shillington. Photo
identification will be required to enter the testing premises.

The written examination will be followed by the physical
fitness/agility test beginning at 2:00 p.m. at the Governor Mifflin
High School Stadium located at 10 South Waverly Street, Shillington.
Photo identification will be required to perform the test. The
physical fitness/agility test shall consist of:
• 300-Meter Run in 66 seconds
• 30 Sit-ups within one minute
• 25 Push-ups within one minute
• Vertical Jump of 15.5 inches from a standing position
• 1.5 Mile Run in 15 minutes, 54 seconds
A maximum of two (2) attempts will be allowed on the day of the
test (within one hour) for the completion of each requirement.

The oral examination will be scheduled for a later date for
those applicants who have successfully completed the written
examination and the physical fitness/agility test.

BENEFITS:
• Current patrolman salary is $79,685 upon completion of
Act 120 Certification; top patrolman salary, currently
at $100,248, reached upon completion of third year
• Comprehensive Medical Insurance with family coverage
provided at a minimal cost
• Dental and Vision coverage
• Group Term Life Insurance
• Defined Benefit Pension Plan
• Optional Deferred Compensation (457B) Plan
• Vacation Days, Personal Days, Sick Leave

For a copy of the application please CLICK HERE

Shillington Residents: The Shillington Tree Advisory Committee is taking requests for curb line trees to be planted in the fall of 2026. Residents of the Borough of Shillington can contact the Committee through the information listed.

Contact the Shillington Tree Advisory at 484-265-1749 or shillingtontrees@gmail.com.

If you experience a water or sewer problem when the Town Hall is closed, please call the Berks County Radio System at 610-655-4911 and give the information on your problem. A Shillington Police Officer or a representative from the Borough will be in touch with you.

Click here to download the Borough Recycling Flyer.