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The New Bavaria handbook

Living in New Bavaria, OH: what to set up and who to call

All of New Bavaria gets its mail under one ZIP code, 43548. For a library card, the closest branch is Holgate Community Library, 3.7 miles out.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

What to set up in New Bavaria, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerThe Toledo Edisoninvestor-owned utility · 16.5¢/kWhMore →
InternetWhich providers serve New BavariaData pending · FCC map (D4)
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have New Bavaria’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolHolgate Local School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code43548Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in New Bavaria.

Electricity

Power comes from The Toledo Edison

The Toledo Edison (The Toledo Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of New Bavaria. Its homes paid an average of 16.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $127 a month (its average across Ohio, for customers on its standard service). Ohio lets you buy power from another supplier; 69% of The Toledo Edison’s home customers do, and The Toledo Edison still delivers it.

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Internet

Which providers serve New Bavaria

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in New Bavaria, 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.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have New Bavaria’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in New Bavaria.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in New Bavaria or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

New Bavaria kids go to
K–5Holgate Elementary Schoolin Holgate
6–12Holgate High Schoolin Holgate

New Bavaria is in Holgate Local 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.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Town HallBudget, officials, electionsNew Bavaria’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereDirector, Henry County Board of ElectionsElections here are run by Henry County (county election office). 1827 Oakwood Ave, Napoleon, OH 43545-9243 · (419) 592-7956 · [email protected]FVAP, Oct 2024
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.govCheck your registration and polling placevoterlookup.ohiosos.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Oct 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

New Bavaria is in ZIP code 43548

ZIP codes where New Bavaria residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of New BavariaZIP’s residents in New Bavaria
43548New Bavaria, OH100%12%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

Getting around, the ER and the library

One line each; the subject pages have the rest.

Nearest emergency roomMercy Health - Defiance Hospital10.6 miles awayGet a library cardHolgate Community Library204 Railway Ave. · (419) 264-7965

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in New Bavaria

Who provides electricity in New Bavaria?

The Toledo Edison (The Toledo Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What ZIP codes are in New Bavaria?

43548. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is New Bavaria in?

Holgate Local School District.

How do I register to vote in New Bavaria?

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, Henry 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.

  • 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.