New Plymouth Congregational Church · Photo: Ian Poellet · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in New Plymouth, ID: what to set up and who to call
Wednesday is trash day in New Plymouth; Hardin Sanitation collects. Most homes in New Plymouth have two wired internet choices, Sparklight and Farmers Mutual Telephone Company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in New Plymouth, 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 Plymouth.
Power comes from Idaho Power
Idaho Power (Idaho Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of New Plymouth. Its homes paid an average of 11.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $106 a month (its average across Idaho).
Start or move service: idahopower.com · (800) 488-6151
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of New Plymouth water system
The City of New Plymouth water system supplies almost all of New Plymouth. It draws ground water and serves 1,600 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 2023–Dec 2025, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 69% 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. ID3380008.
6 home internet providers serve New Plymouth
100% of 627 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 12% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sparklight | Cable | 100% | 1,000/50 |
| Farmers Mutual Telephone Company | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 84% | 1,000/1,000 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 25% | 60/5 |
| Anthem Broadband | Fixed wireless | 18% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 16% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 10% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in New Plymouth is Wednesday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in New Plymouth, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
From npidaho.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026; pages dated ©2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
New Plymouth is in New Plymouth School District 372.
A−School gradeSee 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 Aug 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
New Plymouth is in ZIP code 83655
ZIP codes where New Plymouth residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of New Plymouth | ZIP’s residents in New Plymouth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 83655 | New Plymouth, ID | 100% | 31% |
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 Plymouth
Who supplies New Plymouth’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of New Plymouth water system (EPA ID ID3380008). 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 2.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in New Plymouth?
Idaho Power (Idaho Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 11.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve New Plymouth?
Sparklight, Farmers Mutual Telephone Company, CenturyLink, Anthem Broadband, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in New Plymouth?
83655. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is New Plymouth in?
New Plymouth School District 372.
How do I register to vote in New Plymouth?
In Idaho you can register online until 11 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (received 11 days before). Elections here are run by the Payette County Clerk. Check your registration at elections.sos.idaho.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: New Plymouth’s own website (npidaho.com), read Oct 22, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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 Sep 12, 2025 (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.