Photo: Rivers Langley; SaveRivers · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Newville, AL: what to set up and who to call
Power in Newville comes from Pea River Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Headland - Blanche R. Solomon Memorial Library, 4.7 miles away, is the closest library to Newville.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Newville, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Newville.
Power comes from Pea River Electric Coop
Pea River Electric Coop (Pea River Electric Coop), a cooperative utility, serves all of Newville. Its homes paid an average of 17.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $201 a month (its average across Alabama).
Start or move service: peariver.com · (334) 774-2545
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Newville Water System
Newville Water System supplies Newville: about 59% of residents live in its service area. About 41% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water (EPA lists Henry County Water Authority as seller) and serves 900 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2019–Dec 2021, was 3.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 85% of similar systems’ latest results.
The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report
EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. AL0000666.
5 home internet providers serve Newville
97% of 275 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 15% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 95% | 1,200/35 |
| Pea River Broadband | Fiber | 4% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 39% | 25/6 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 36% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 29% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Newville’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Newville.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Newville is in Henry County School District.
Test scores and every school: see Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Newville is in ZIP code 36353
ZIP codes where Newville residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Newville | ZIP’s residents in Newville |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36353 | Newville, AL | 100% | 27% |
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
Getting around, the ER and the library
One line each; the subject pages have the rest.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Newville
Who supplies Newville’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Newville Water System (EPA ID AL0000666). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.3 ppb (Jan 2019–Dec 2021), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Newville?
Pea River Electric Coop (Pea River Electric Coop), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 17.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Newville?
Xfinity, Pea River Broadband, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Newville?
36353. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Newville in?
Henry County School District.
How do I register to vote in Newville?
In Alabama you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person until 15 days before Election Day, or by mail (received 15 days before). Elections here are run by the Henry County Circuit Clerk. Check your registration at myinfo.alabamavotes.gov.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
- Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
- Trash: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
- Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
- Registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
- Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
- Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.