Photo: Skabat169 · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in New Freedom, PA: what to set up and who to call
In New Freedom, trash day is Friday (Penn Waste collects). Tap water in New Freedom comes from New Freedom Boro Water Auth, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection.
I’m new in town
What to set up in New Freedom, 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 Freedom.
Power comes from Adams Electric Cooperative
Adams Electric Cooperative (Adams Electric Cooperative Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of New Freedom. Its homes paid an average of 15.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $182 a month (its average across Pennsylvania).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from New Freedom Boro Water Auth
New Freedom Boro Water Auth supplies almost all of New Freedom. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists The York Water Company as seller) and serves 4,464 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2024, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 5.0 ppb. 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. PA7670082.
4 home internet providers serve New Freedom
100% of 1,763 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 82% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 80% | 100/20 |
| Double Dog Communications | Fixed wireless | 34% | 50/5 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in New Freedom is Friday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in New Freedom, from the town’s own site and the hauler or county pages it links to.
This month
- TrashEvery week
From newfreedomboro.org, the town’s official site; pennwaste.com, which newfreedomboro.org links to for trash, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated 2025-06-24, 2026-07-30. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
New Freedom is in Southern York County 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
New Freedom is in ZIP code 17349
ZIP codes where New Freedom residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of New Freedom | ZIP’s residents in New Freedom |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17349 | New Freedom, PA | 100% | 60% |
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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in New Freedom
Who supplies New Freedom’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
New Freedom Boro Water Auth (EPA ID PA7670082). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in New Freedom?
Adams Electric Cooperative (Adams Electric Cooperative Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 15.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve New Freedom?
Xfinity, Verizon, AT&T, Double Dog Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in New Freedom?
17349. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is New Freedom in?
Southern York County School District.
How do I register to vote in New Freedom?
In Pennsylvania you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person until 15 days before Election Day, or by mail (received 15 days before). Elections here are run by the York County Board of Elections. Check your registration at pavoterservices.pa.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 Freedom’s own website (newfreedomboro.org) and the hauler or county pages it links to (pennwaste.com), 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 Nov 18, 2024 (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.