Photo: Smallbones · Public domainLiving in New Hope, PA: what to set up and who to call
All of New Hope gets its mail under one ZIP code, 18938. Trains stop in New Hope.
I’m new in town
What to set up in New Hope, 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 Hope.
Power comes from PECO Energy
PECO Energy (PECO Energy Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of New Hope. Its homes paid an average of 18.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $136 a month (its average across Pennsylvania, for customers on its standard service). Pennsylvania lets you buy power from another supplier; 20% of PECO Energy’s home customers do, and PECO Energy still delivers it.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Bcwsa New Hope
Bcwsa New Hope supplies New Hope: about 46% of residents live in its service area. Village 2 Community Assoc serves another 21%. About 33% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 3,017 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 1996, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 1996: EPA has no newer result for this system.
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. PA1090130.
4 home internet providers serve New Hope
99% of 937 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 82% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 99% | 1,200/35 |
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 90% | 980/880 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 60% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 53% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
In New Hope, you hire your own trash hauler
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in New Hope, from the town’s own site.
Accepted at the curb
- Aluminum, bimetallic, and steel cans
- Clear, brown, and green glass
- Corrugated paper (cardboard)
- Newspapers, magazines, catalogues, junk mail, and phone books
- Plastic bottles and jars, Number 1 and Number 2 only
From newhopeborough.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. 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 Hope is in New Hope-Solebury 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
New Hope is in ZIP code 18938
ZIP codes where New Hope residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of New Hope | ZIP’s residents in New Hope |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18938 | New Hope, PA | 100% | 18% |
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 Hope
Who supplies New Hope’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Bcwsa New Hope (EPA ID PA1090130). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 1996), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in New Hope?
PECO Energy (PECO Energy Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 18.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve New Hope?
Xfinity, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in New Hope?
18938. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is New Hope in?
New Hope-Solebury School District.
How do I register to vote in New Hope?
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 Bucks 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 Hope’s own website (newhopeborough.org), 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 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.