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The Newbury Township handbook

Living in Newbury Township, OH: what to set up and who to call

Newbury Township spans 5 ZIP codes; 44065 holds the most residents (77%). West Geauga Local School District runs the public schools in Newbury Township.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Newbury Township, 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 Newbury Township.

Electricity

Power comes from The Illuminating Company

The Illuminating Company (Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Newbury Township. Its homes paid an average of 16.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $103 a month (its average across Ohio, for customers on its standard service). Ohio lets you buy power from another supplier; 80% of The Illuminating Company’s home customers do, and The Illuminating Company 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 Kimberly Estates water system

The Kimberly Estates water system supplies Newbury Township: about 12% of residents live in its service area. About 83% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 235 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.

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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. OH2803312.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Newbury Township

94% of 2,556 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 71% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber89%1,000/500
KineticFiber, DSL66%2,000/2,000
VerizonFixed wireless37%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless27%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless26%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Newbury Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Newbury Township.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Newbury Township 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.

Newbury Township kids go to
K–2Westwood Elementary Schoolin Novelty
3–5Robert C Lindsey Elementary Schoolin Chesterland
6–8West Geauga Middle Schoolin Chesterland
9–12West Geauga High Schoolin Chesterland

Newbury Township is in West Geauga Local School District.

A+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

Newbury Township spans 5 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Newbury Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Newbury TownshipZIP’s residents in Newbury Township
44065Newbury, OH77%100%
44021Burton, OH9%7%
44072Novelty, OH8%9%
44024Chardon, OH5%1%
44026Chesterland, OH1%1%

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 Newbury Township

Who supplies Newbury Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Kimberly Estates water system (EPA ID OH2803312). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Newbury Township?

The Illuminating Company (Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Newbury Township?

Spectrum, Kinetic, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Newbury Township?

44065 (77%), 44021 (9%), 44072 (8%), 44024 (5%), 44026 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Newbury Township in?

West Geauga Local School District.

How do I register to vote in Newbury Township?

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 Geauga 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.