Living in New Hope, MS: what to set up and who to call
New Hope has no town government of its own, so Lowndes County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Lowndes County School District. Tap water in most of New Hope comes from the East Lowndes W/A B West-Old Yorkville Rd water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection.
I’m new in town
What to set up in New Hope, 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 Hope.
Power comes from 4-County Electric Power Assn
4-County Electric Power Assn (4-County Electric Power Assn), a cooperative utility, serves all of New Hope. Its homes paid an average of 13.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $165 a month (its average across Mississippi).
Start or move service: 4county.org
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from East Lowndes W/A B West-Old Yorkville Rd water system
The East Lowndes W/A B West-Old Yorkville Rd water system supplies New Hope: about 62% of residents live in its service area. East Lowndes W/A A East-Old Yorkville serves another 26%. About 15% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 7,355 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 0.6 ppb. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. MS0440103.
6 home internet providers serve New Hope
100% of 1,258 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 98% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sparklight | Cable | 100% | 1,000/50 |
| 4-County Fiber | Fiber | 97% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fiber, DSL, Fixed wireless | 96% | 5,000/5,000 |
| C Spire | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 69% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 29% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have New Hope’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in New Hope.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of New Hope (84%) is in Lowndes County School District; parts are in Columbus Municipal School District (16%).
ASchool gradeSee 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 Hope is unincorporated, so Lowndes County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
New Hope is in ZIP code 39702
ZIP codes where New Hope residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of New Hope | ZIP’s residents in New Hope |
|---|---|---|---|
| 39702 | Columbus, MS | 100% | 14% |
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 Hope
Who supplies New Hope’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The East Lowndes W/A B West-Old Yorkville Rd water system (EPA ID MS0440103). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in New Hope?
4-County Electric Power Assn (4-County Electric Power Assn), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 13.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve New Hope?
Sparklight, 4-County Fiber, AT&T, C Spire, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in New Hope?
39702. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is New Hope in?
Lowndes County School District. Parts of the city are in Columbus Municipal School District.
How do I register to vote in New Hope?
Mississippi 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 Lowndes County Registrar. Check your registration at msegov.com.
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.