Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLiving in New Bremen, OH: what to set up and who to call
New Bremen runs its own electric utility, Village of New Bremen. Friday is trash day in New Bremen; Maharg's Trash Service collects.
I’m new in town
What to set up in New Bremen, 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 Bremen.
Power comes from Village of New Bremen
Village of New Bremen (Village of New Bremen - (OH)), a municipal utility, serves 96.4% of New Bremen residents.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from New Bremen Village water system
The New Bremen Village water system supplies almost all of New Bremen. It draws ground water (EPA lists Minster Village as seller) and serves 3,034 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 2.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 74% 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. OH0600512.
7 home internet providers serve New Bremen
100% of 1,320 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| NKTelco | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 95% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 91% | 300/20 |
| Watch Communications | Fixed wireless | 82% | 400/40 |
| Wabash Communications | Fixed wireless | 63% | 10/1 |
| NKTELCO - Goldstar | Fixed wireless | 20% | 50/5 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in New Bremen is Friday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in New Bremen, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
New Bremen recycling center
306 South Herman Street, New Bremen
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Accepted at the curb
- Paper
- Aluminum cans, tin and steel beverage or food cans
- Foil and pie pans
- Tin food cans
- #1 PETE plastic
- #2 HDPE natural plastic
- #2 HDPE color plastic
- #5 plastic
From newbremen.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-01-15, 2026-01-15T18:49:15+00:00. 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 Bremen (91%) is in New Bremen Local School District; parts are in Minster Local School District (9%).
A+School 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 Dec 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
New Bremen is in ZIP code 45869
ZIP codes where New Bremen residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of New Bremen | ZIP’s residents in New Bremen |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45869 | New Bremen, OH | 100% | 66% |
A few homes fall in 45865.
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 Bremen
Who supplies New Bremen’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The New Bremen Village water system (EPA ID OH0600512). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.1 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in New Bremen?
Village of New Bremen (Village of New Bremen - (OH)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve New Bremen?
NKTelco, Spectrum, Verizon, Watch Communications, Wabash Communications, NKTELCO - Goldstar (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in New Bremen?
45869. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is New Bremen in?
New Bremen Local School District. Parts of the city are in Minster Local School District.
How do I register to vote in New Bremen?
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, Auglaize 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 Bremen’s own website (newbremen.com), 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.