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New AlexandriaOH

A town of 224, settled in 1832.

Is New Alexandria a good place to live?

New Alexandria has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

224 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Wells TownshipCross Creek TownshipWells TownshipCross Creek TownshipNew Alexandria
Getting set up

Moving to New Alexandria: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in New Alexandria, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerAEP Ohio19.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet5 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have New Alexandria’s trash rules yet
SchoolsBuckeye Local School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereDirector, Jefferson County Board of ElectionsJefferson County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2019
ZIP code4393843938 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in New Alexandria.

Natural hazards

New Alexandria stands out in Ohio and nationally, with the FEMA risk score higher than most

FEMA puts 92% of New Alexandria’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 90% of U.S. communities.

90risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
90Very high riskLowerHigher
Inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Work & commute

Most of New Alexandria’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.1 jobs for each of them

Half commute less than 10 miles. In New Alexandria, the typical journey to work is 28 minutes, above both the Ohio town median (24 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). The top destinations are Steubenville (17%), Weirton (11%) and Wayne Township (5%).

0%work in town
New AlexandriaOhio townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work28 minutes24 minutes25 minutes
Below the poverty line8.2%9.1%9.6%

Where working residents work

In New Alexandria0%
Steubenville17%
Weirton11%
Wayne Township5%
Cross Creek Township4%
10 mi
median commute distance
6
jobs based in New Alexandria
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

The climate in New Alexandria brings four seasons and pleasant summers

Summer afternoons peak near 83° in July, and January nights bottom out around 21°; snowfall runs to about 15 inches a winter. New Alexandria has chilly winters and pleasant summers.

15″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter24–39°
Spring40–62°
Summer60–82°
Fall44–64°
Oct 20
typical first frost
Apr 29
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

More of New Alexandria’s adults sleep under 7 hours than in the typical Ohio or U.S. town

For adults in New Alexandria, the share who have diabetes is 16%. Among adults in the town, 21% smoke cigarettes, against 16% in Ohio’s towns and 14% across U.S. towns.

New AlexandriaOhio townsU.S. towns
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)45%38%36%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)18%15%14%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)21%16%14%
Depression (CDC PLACES)30%26%23%
32 measures vs. Ohio
0 better13 too close to call19 worse
What stands outNew AlexandriaOH
More older adults who have lost all their teeth24.6%15.3%
More adults with COPD11.7%8%
More smokers21%15.4%
Trinity Medical Center East &trinity Medical Center West
5.2 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Nearby attractions

Acrisure Stadium and 51 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around New Alexandria. Close and well known come first.

All 80 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Acrisure Stadium: Fo2grfr, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Meadowcroft Rockshelter: Lee Paxton, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Duquesne: Sébastien Paquin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · PNC Park: alpineinc, CC BY 2.0 · PPG Paints Arena: Jleedev, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Pitt: Downtown_Pittsburgh_May_2008.jpg: Allie Caufield derivative work: GrapedApe (tal, CC BY 2.0

Keep exploring

Everything we know about New Alexandria

16pages on New Alexandria
After high school

Colleges nearby

4 within 15 miles of the center of New Alexandria

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave New Alexandria for work

Where New Alexandria’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

17% → Steubenville Steubenville 17% 11% → Weirton Weirton 11% 5% → Wayne Township Wayne Township 5% 4% → Cross Creek Township Cross Creek Township 4% 3% → Martins Ferry Martins Ferry 3% 3% → Columbus Columbus 3% New Alexandria · 0% stay
6jobs based in New Alexandria
0%of working residents work in town
10 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Questions about New Alexandria

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is New Alexandria, OH a good place to live?

New Alexandria has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.