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The New Oxford handbook

Living in New Oxford, PA: what to set up and who to call

Power in New Oxford comes from Adams Electric Cooperative, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The closest public drop-off to New Oxford is Neiderer Sanitation, 2 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.

I’m new in town

What to set up in New Oxford, 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 New Oxford.

Electricity

Power comes from Adams Electric Cooperative

Adams Electric Cooperative (Adams Electric Cooperative Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of New Oxford. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from New Oxford Munci Auth water system

The New Oxford Munci Auth water system supplies almost all of New Oxford. It draws surface water (EPA lists The York Water Company as seller) and serves 3,963 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.

Lead, 90th percentile2.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 67% 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. PA7010025.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve New Oxford

100% of 574 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 91% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable100%2,000/250
BrightspeedFiber, DSL94%2,000/2,000
PA.netFixed wireless100%200/50
AT&TFixed wireless90%25/3
VerizonFixed wireless63%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless2%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

The nearest public drop-off is 2 miles away

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in New Oxford.

Nearest public drop-off · 2.1 mi from the center of New Oxford

Neiderer Sanitation

This isn’t New Oxford’s own facility. Whether New Oxford residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.

OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

New Oxford kids go to
K–3New Oxford El SchConewago Valley School District
7–8New Oxford MSConewago Valley School District
9–12New Oxford SHSConewago Valley School District

New Oxford is in Conewago Valley School District.

B+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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

New Oxford is in ZIP code 17350

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of New OxfordZIP’s residents in New Oxford
17350New Oxford, PA100%14%

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 New Oxford

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

The New Oxford Munci Auth water system (EPA ID PA7010025). 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 2.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in New Oxford?

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 Oxford?

Xfinity, Brightspeed, PA.net, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in New Oxford?

17350. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is New Oxford in?

Conewago Valley School District.

How do I register to vote in New Oxford?

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 Adams 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: 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 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.