Jones General Store and Esso Station · Photo: Valis55 · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Newhope, AR: what to set up and who to call
Newhope has no town government of its own, so Pike County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Dierks School District. The ER is a drive from Newhope: the closest is Howard Memorial Hospital, 18.7 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Newhope, 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 Newhope.
Power comes from Entergy Arkansas
Entergy Arkansas (Entergy Arkansas LLC), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Newhope. Its homes paid an average of 13.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $145 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 North Pike Co Rural Water Assn
North Pike Co Rural Water Assn supplies almost all of Newhope. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Amity Waterworks and Glenwood Water Department as sellers) and serves 1,932 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2003, was 1.0 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. AR0000826.
2 home internet providers serve Newhope
100% of 103 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Central Connect | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 94% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Newhope’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Newhope.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Newhope is in Dierks 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
Newhope is unincorporated, so Pike County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Newhope is in ZIP code 71959
ZIP codes where Newhope residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Newhope | ZIP’s residents in Newhope |
|---|---|---|---|
| 71959 | Newhope, AR | 100% | 23% |
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 Newhope
Who supplies Newhope’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
North Pike Co Rural Water Assn (EPA ID AR0000826). 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 1.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2003), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Newhope?
Entergy Arkansas (Entergy Arkansas LLC), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Newhope?
South Central Connect, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Newhope?
71959. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Newhope in?
Dierks School District.
How do I register to vote in Newhope?
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 Pike 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.