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The Newtown handbook

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

Trash goes out on Mondays in Newtown. The nearest library is Mariemont (Cincinnati and Hamilton County Public Library), 1.7 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Newtown, 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 Newtown.

Electricity

Power comes from Duke Energy

Duke Energy (Duke Energy Ohio, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Newtown. Its homes paid an average of 16.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $154 a month (its average across Ohio, for customers on its standard service). Ohio lets you buy power from another supplier; 60% of Duke Energy’s home customers do, and Duke Energy 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 Greater Cincinnati Water Works (GCWW)

Greater Cincinnati Water Works (GCWW) supplies almost all of Newtown. It draws surface water and serves 750,200 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 93% of the 42 systems serving 500,001–1,000,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile2.1 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 2.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 7.7 ppb. That’s higher 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. OH3102612.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Newtown

99% of 1,034 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 88% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber95%1,000/1,000
altafiberFiber, DSL90%3,000/3,000
VerizonFixed wireless87%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless85%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless69%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

Trash day in Newtown is Monday

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

How trash works hereTown’s haulerThe town’s contract hauler picks up at the curb for every homenewtownohio.gov
Trash dayMondayEvery week
Pickup calendar

This month

  • TrashEvery week
  • Bulky itemsCall to book
What goes in the recycling bin

Accepted at the curb

  • Glass bottles & jars
  • Aluminum/steel cans
  • Bottle caps
  • Newspapers
  • Magazines
  • Phone books
  • Brown paper grocery bags
  • Junk mail
  • Office paper
  • Envelopes
Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsCall to bookNo additional cost for large items such as furniture, mattresses, hot water heaters and whiteware; residents call Rumpke customer service for 24 hour notice to arrange pickup; furniture must be phoned ahead, one large piece per week

From newtownohio.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2025-06-08, 2025-06-08T18:57:00+00:00, 2026-10-01T19:37:57+00:00. 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.

Newtown kids go to
K–66 schoolsDepends on your address
7–8Nagel Middle Schoolin Cincinnati
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Newtown is in Forest Hills Local School District.

ASchool 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 May 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Newtown is in ZIP code 45244

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of NewtownZIP’s residents in Newtown
45244Cincinnati, OH100%9%

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 Newtown

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

Greater Cincinnati Water Works (GCWW) (EPA ID OH3102612). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 93% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.1 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Newtown?

Duke Energy (Duke Energy Ohio, Inc.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 16.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Newtown?

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

What ZIP codes are in Newtown?

45244. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Newtown in?

Forest Hills Local School District.

How do I register to vote in Newtown?

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, Hamilton 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: Newtown’s own website (newtownohio.gov), 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.