Living in New California, OH: what to set up and who to call
New California has no town government of its own, so Union County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Jonathan Alder Local School District. Power in New California comes from Union Rural Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in New California, 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 California.
Power comes from Union Rural Electric Coop
Union Rural Electric Coop (Union Rural Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of New California. Its homes paid an average of 16.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $198 a month (its average across Ohio).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Marysville City PWS
Marysville City PWS supplies almost all of New California. It draws surface water and serves 25,571 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2026, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 59% 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. OH8000314.
6 home internet providers serve New California
100% of 887 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 96% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 1,000/35 |
| Frontier | Fiber | 85% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Breezeline | Cable | 8% | 1,000/50 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 94% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 88% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 15% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have New California’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in New California.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of New California (71%) is in Jonathan Alder Local School District; parts are in Dublin City School District (17%) and Fairbanks Local School District (11%).
A−School 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 California is unincorporated, so Union County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Feb 2022; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
New California is in ZIP code 43064
ZIP codes where New California residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of New California | ZIP’s residents in New California |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43064 | Plain City, OH | 100% | 13% |
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 California
Who supplies New California’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Marysville City PWS (EPA ID OH8000314). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in New California?
Union Rural Electric Coop (Union Rural Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 16.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve New California?
Spectrum, Frontier, Breezeline, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in New California?
43064. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is New California in?
Jonathan Alder Local School District. Parts of the city are in Dublin City School District and Fairbanks Local School District.
How do I register to vote in New California?
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, Union 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: 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 National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.