Main Street Bridge · Photo: Valis55 · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in New Blaine, AR: what to set up and who to call
East Logan Co Rural Water reported 3 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×3. 78% of systems its size reported none. New Blaine has no town government of its own, so Logan County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Paris School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in New Blaine, 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 New Blaine.
Power comes from OG&E
OG&E (Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of New Blaine. Its homes paid an average of 11.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $121 a month (its average across Arkansas).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from East Logan Co Rural Water
East Logan Co Rural Water supplies almost all of New Blaine. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Scranton Waterworks and Ne Yell County Water Assoc as sellers) and serves 2,263 people in all.
3 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×3, the latest beginning Jul 2024. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2001–Dec 2003, was 7.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2003: EPA has no newer result for this system.
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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. AR0000809.
4 home internet providers serve New Blaine
85% of 113 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 85% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wave Rural Connect | Fiber | 86% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Brightspeed | DSL | 35% | 60/5 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 24% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 4% | 25/6 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have New Blaine’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in New Blaine.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
New Blaine is in Paris 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
New Blaine is unincorporated, so Logan County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Oct 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
New Blaine spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where New Blaine residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of New Blaine | ZIP’s residents in New Blaine |
|---|---|---|---|
| 72851 | New Blaine, AR | 80% | 20% |
| 72835 | Delaware, AR | 20% | 4% |
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 New Blaine
Who supplies New Blaine’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
East Logan Co Rural Water (EPA ID AR0000809). It reported 3 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×3. 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 7.0 ppb (Jan 2001–Dec 2003), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in New Blaine?
OG&E (Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 11.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve New Blaine?
Wave Rural Connect, Brightspeed, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in New Blaine?
72851 (80%), 72835 (20%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is New Blaine in?
Paris School District.
How do I register to vote in New Blaine?
Arkansas has no online registration; you can register in person until 30 days before Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before). Elections here are run by the Logan County Clerk. Check your registration at voterview.ar-nova.org.
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.