Pennsylvania American Water Customer Service

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Pennsylvania American Water's Best Phone Number

800-565-7292
Toll-free·Calls Customer Service·Most popular Pennsylvania American Water number
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How do I talk to a live human at Pennsylvania American Water?

A:When prompted, say "More choices"; then when prompted, say "I want something else". Our free phone can also navigate phone menus to get a live human at Pennsylvania American Water for you.
Q:

Does Pennsylvania American Water offer 24 hour customer service?

A:Yes! This call center operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The least busy day is Saturday, and the most busy day is Tuesday. Schedule a call when it's convenient for you.
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How long will I wait on hold?

A:The average hold time is 14 minutes. The longest hold times are on Friday, and the shortest are on Thursday. You can skip the hold time for free.

How do I get through the phone menu to a live person?

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GetHuman researchers routinely call this Pennsylvania American Water phone number to document the phone system.
Here is our latest tip for weaving through the phone menu to get to a real person the fastest: When prompted, say "More choices"; then when prompted, say "I want something else"
Below are some clips we've found from Pennsylvania American Water's phone menus and tips that help give an idea of what you will encounter when you call. We've highlighted why they are important as well:

They may need the phone number on your account

"Or the ten digit phone number associated with your account."
Excerpt from a call with Pennsylvania American Water
Friday, February 2, 2024 7:51 PM

They may ask you to say or enter information

"Thank you for calling American Water. For questions about your American Water service, press one. Or stay online. If you are calling to file a waterline or sewer line warranty claim or reach American Water Resources, press two. Welcome to American Water. This phone number is not currently associated with an existing account.
Are you looking to start new water service?
Alright. Please say or enter your account number after the dash."
Excerpt from a call with Pennsylvania American Water
Friday, February 2, 2024 7:51 PM

The first phone menu

"Thank you for calling American Water, For questions about your American Water service, press one.
Or stay online. If you are calling to file a waterline or sewer line warranty claim or reach American Water Resources, press two."
Excerpt from a call with Pennsylvania American Water
Thursday, February 8, 2024 3:25 PM

What are the hours and when should I call?

Pennsylvania American Water operates the call center for this 800-565-7292 phone number 24 hours, 7 days. The short answer is that you should call on a Thursday. This observation and the following section are based on analysis of a sample set of 96 calls made in the last 90 days using our free, web-based phone (see above).

Call when they- and you- are open

When you use our free AI-powered phone to call and talk, wait on hold, or navigate for you, you can also schedule the call with Pennsylvania American Water at a time when they are open and when it works for you. We will confirm you are ready before placing the call, just in case. That means you can "set it and forget it" ahead of time.
An important note: busy times vs hold times vs best time to call
When we refer to busy or less busy times, we are talking about the volume of calls. The busiest times are when the most people are calling this Pennsylvania American Water phone number (least busy times have fewer people calling). This high call volume does not necessarily mean that you will have a long hold time when you call. Companies like Pennsylvania American Water staff their call centers differently based on the time of day and day of the week, so you may experience a shorter wait on hold at the busiest of times. When we refer to the best time to call, we are referring to the optimal combination of lower call volume and shorter wait times.

The least busy time to call

The least busy day to call Pennsylvania American Water is Saturday. The most busy day to call is Tuesday, which averages 475% more phone calls by comparison. Again, this is based on a sample of 96 calls made with our AI-powered, web-based phone in the last 90 days.
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The shortest wait on hold

We measured the shortest hold times to be on Thursday. The longest wait in the queue on average occurs on Friday.
But if you use our free call and talk for me or wait on hold for me service, you don't really need to worry about average wait times.

The best time to call Pennsylvania American Water

In summation, the best day to call Pennsylvania American Water is Thursday. It isn't the least busy day, but the fact that hold times are shortest combined with it being on the busy side tells us that Pennsylvania American Water staffs up on Thursday to handle the higher call volume, and that makes it the best time to call.

Why Customers Call Pennsylvania American Water

Below is a sample of recent calls to Pennsylvania American Water, and their purpose. Are any of these similar to the reason you are trying to call?
Questioning high water bill: "I just don't understand how a water bill can be this high."
- From a call lasting 11m 17s , Mar 19, 2024 3:10 PM
Making payment on plan: "Hi. I'm calling to make my payment They said that I can pay forty dollars today for my plan for my payment plan."
- From a call lasting 8m 10s , Feb 2, 2024 7:51 PM
Information about why customers call Pennsylvania American Water is extracted from issues that customers have reported to GetHuman.
Pennsylvania American Water issues reported to GetHuman

Conclusion and closing notes

This is Pennsylvania American Water's best phone number, the real-time current wait on hold and tools for skipping right through those phone lines to get right to a Pennsylvania American Water agent. This phone number is Pennsylvania American Water's best phone number because 996 customers like you used this contact information over the last 18 months and gave us feedback. Common problems addressed by the customer care unit that answers calls to 800-565-7292 include Setup service, Book appointment, Change appointment, Meter reading, Cancel service and other customer service issues. Rather than trying to call Pennsylvania American Water first, consider describing your issue first; from that we may be able to recommend an optimal way to contact them via phone. In total, Pennsylvania American Water has 1 phone number. It's not always clear what is the best way to talk to Pennsylvania American Water representatives, so we started compiling this information built from suggestions from the customer community. Please keep sharing your experiences so we can continue to improve this free resource.

GetHuman does not provide call center services or customer support operations for Pennsylvania American Water. The two organizations are not related. GetHuman builds free tools and shares information to help customers of companies like Pennsylvania American Water. For large companies that includes tools such as our GetHuman Phone, which allows you to call a company but skip the part where you wait on the line to get a live human rep. We continue to work on these tools to help customers like you (and ourselves!) navigate the messy phone menus, hold times, and confusion with customer service. As long as you keep sharing it with your friends and loved ones, we'll keep doing it.

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