Photo: Sixflashphoto · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in New Albany, OH: what to set up and who to call
In New Albany, trash day is Thursday (Rumpke collects). For emergencies, New Albany is closest to Mount Carmel East & West, 8.5 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in New Albany, 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 Albany.
Power comes from AEP Ohio
AEP Ohio (Ohio Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of New Albany. Its homes paid an average of 19.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $179 a month (its average across Ohio, for customers on its standard service). Ohio lets you buy power from another supplier; 60% of AEP Ohio’s home customers do, and AEP Ohio still delivers it.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Columbus Public Water System
Columbus Public Water System supplies almost all of New Albany. It draws surface water and serves 1,305,946 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 82% of the 27 systems serving more than 1,000,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 1.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 68% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. OH2504412.
5 home internet providers serve New Albany
99% of 3,593 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 46% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 93% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Breezeline | Cable | 13% | 1,000/50 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 57% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 56% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in New Albany is Thursday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in New Albany, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
Holidays change the pickup schedule: check the town’s calendar for those weeks.
SWACO Drop-Off Recycling location
5101 Swickard Woods Blvd, New Albany, OH 43054
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
From newalbanyohio.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-09-16, 2026-10-02. 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.
Most of New Albany (52%) is in New Albany-Plain Local School District; parts are in Johnstown-Monroe Local School District (32%) and Licking Heights Local 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
New Albany is in ZIP code 43054
ZIP codes where New Albany residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of New Albany | ZIP’s residents in New Albany |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43054 | New Albany, OH | 100% | 39% |
A few homes fall in 43230, 43031.
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 Albany
Who supplies New Albany’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Columbus Public Water System (EPA ID OH2504412). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 82% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.2 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in New Albany?
AEP Ohio (Ohio Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 19.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve New Albany?
Spectrum, AT&T, Breezeline, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in New Albany?
43054. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is New Albany in?
New Albany-Plain Local School District. Parts of the city are in Johnstown-Monroe Local School District and Licking Heights Local School District.
How do I register to vote in New Albany?
In Ohio you can register online until 30 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 Director, Franklin County Board of Elections. Check your registration at voterlookup.ohiosos.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 Albany’s own website (newalbanyohio.org), read Oct 21, 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 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 National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.