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The New Philadelphia handbook

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

Every home in New Philadelphia is in ZIP code 44663. Public schools here are run by New Philadelphia City School District.

I’m new in town

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

Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from AEP Ohio

AEP Ohio (Ohio Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of New Philadelphia. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from New Philadelphia City PWS

New Philadelphia City PWS supplies almost all of New Philadelphia. It draws ground water and serves 17,410 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.

Lead, 90th percentile1.4 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.8 ppb. That’s higher than 55% 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. OH7900812.

Internet

8 home internet providers serve New Philadelphia

98% of 7,358 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 88% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber97%1,000/35
FrontierFiber, DSL84%7,000/7,000
Omni FiberFiber52%10,000/10,000
VerizonFixed wireless87%300/20
Watch CommunicationsFixed wireless84%25/3
AT&TFixed wireless56%100/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

Trash and recycling in New Philadelphia

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in New Philadelphia, from the town’s own site.

What goes in the recycling bin

Single-stream recycling

All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.

  • Paper & Newspaper
  • Cardboard
  • Metal and Aluminum Cans
  • Glass Bottles
  • Plastic Jugs and Bottles
Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsPut bulk items at the curb, then call General Services at 330-339-2121 to report them ready; they are placed on a list for an extra pickup.

We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check newphiladelphiaoh.gov →

From newphiladelphiaoh.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

New Philadelphia kids go to
PK–1East Elementary SchoolNew Philadelphia City School District
2–3South Elementary SchoolNew Philadelphia City School District
6–8Joseph Welty Middle SchoolNew Philadelphia City School District
9–12New Philadelphia High SchoolNew Philadelphia City School District

New Philadelphia is in New Philadelphia City School District.

B−School gradeSee 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.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Dec 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

New Philadelphia is in ZIP code 44663

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of New PhiladelphiaZIP’s residents in New Philadelphia
44663New Philadelphia, OH100%69%
Area code330Wikidata

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.

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

Questions about living in New Philadelphia

Who supplies New Philadelphia’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

New Philadelphia City PWS (EPA ID OH7900812). 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 1.4 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in New Philadelphia?

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 Philadelphia?

Spectrum, Frontier, Omni Fiber, Verizon, Watch Communications, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in New Philadelphia?

44663. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is New Philadelphia in?

New Philadelphia City School District.

How do I register to vote in New Philadelphia?

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, Tuscarawas 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 Philadelphia’s own website (newphiladelphiaoh.gov), read Oct 23, 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.