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The Newton Township handbook

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

Most mail in Newton Township goes to 43055 (77% of residents), one of 2 ZIP codes in town. For a library card, the closest branch is Licking County Library, 6.4 miles out.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Newton 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 Newton Township.

Electricity

Power comes from AEP Ohio

AEP Ohio (Ohio Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Newton Township. 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 St Louisville Village PWS

St Louisville Village PWS supplies Newton Township: about 14% of residents live in its service area. Licking County Prescott Estates serves another 12%. Newark City PWS serves another 8%. About 65% 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 374 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 percentile4.8 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 4.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 90% 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. OH4504012.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Newton Township

96% of 1,457 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 40% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Windstream OhioDSL, Fiber90%2,000/2,000
SpectrumCable, Fiber76%1,000/35
T-MobileFixed wireless70%100/20
Mercury FiberFixed wireless65%150/20
VerizonFixed wireless64%300/20
AT&TFixed wireless64%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 Newton Township’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Newton Township.

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

Newton Township kids go to
K–5Newton Elementary SchoolNorth Fork Local School District
6–8Utica Middle Schoolin Utica
9–12Utica High Schoolin Utica

Most of Newton Township (99%) is in North Fork Local School District.

C+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

Newton Township spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Newton TownshipZIP’s residents in Newton Township
43055Newark, OH77%4%
43071Saint Louisville, OH23%31%

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 Newton Township

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

St Louisville Village PWS (EPA ID OH4504012). 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 4.8 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Newton Township?

AEP Ohio (Ohio Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 19.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Newton Township?

Windstream Ohio, Spectrum, T-Mobile, Mercury Fiber, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Newton Township?

43055 (77%), 43071 (23%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Newton Township in?

North Fork Local School District.

How do I register to vote in Newton 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 Director, Licking 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.