Photo: Billy Hathorn at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Newellton, LA: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2024 is still open for Town of Newellton Water System. Power in Newellton comes from Northeast Louisiana Power Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Newellton, 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 Newellton.
Power comes from Northeast Louisiana Power Coop
Northeast Louisiana Power Coop (Northeast Louisiana Power Coop Inc.), a cooperative utility, serves all of Newellton. Its homes paid an average of 11.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $159 a month (its average across Louisiana).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Town of Newellton Water System
Town of Newellton Water System supplies Newellton: about 94% of residents live in its service area. About 6% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 1,100 people in all.
45 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Surface Water Treatment Rule) ×18, organic carbon removal (total organic carbon) ×12, a surface water treatment requirement (Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule) ×12, a surface water treatment requirement (Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule), a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), disinfection byproducts (HAA5), the latest beginning Apr 2026. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none. 2 older violations are still open, since 2024: a surface water treatment requirement (Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–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. LA1107003.
Which providers serve Newellton
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Newellton, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
We don’t have Newellton’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Newellton.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Newellton is in Tensas Parish 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 Aug 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Newellton is in ZIP code 71357
ZIP codes where Newellton residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Newellton | ZIP’s residents in Newellton |
|---|---|---|---|
| 71357 | Newellton, LA | 100% | 56% |
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 Newellton
Who supplies Newellton’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Town of Newellton Water System (EPA ID LA1107003). It reported 45 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Surface Water Treatment Rule) ×18, organic carbon removal (total organic carbon) ×12, a surface water treatment requirement (Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule) ×12, a surface water treatment requirement (Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule), a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), disinfection byproducts (HAA5). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Newellton?
Northeast Louisiana Power Coop (Northeast Louisiana Power Coop Inc.), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 11.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Newellton?
71357. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Newellton in?
Tensas Parish School District.
How do I register to vote in Newellton?
In Louisiana you can register online until 20 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before). Elections here are run by the Tensas Parish Registrar of Voters. Check your registration at voterportal.sos.la.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 Aug 3, 2026 (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): pending.