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The Newmanstown handbook

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

Newmanstown has no town government of its own, so Lebanon County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Eastern Lebanon County School District. For emergencies, Newmanstown is closest to Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital, 10.9 miles away.

Newmanstown has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Lebanon County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Newmanstown’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Newmanstown, 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 Newmanstown.

Electricity

Power comes from PPL Electric Utilities

PPL Electric Utilities (PPL Electric Utilities Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Newmanstown. Its homes paid an average of 18.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $164 a month (its average across Pennsylvania, for customers on its standard service). Pennsylvania lets you buy power from another supplier; 36% of PPL Electric Utilities’ home customers do, and PPL Electric Utilities 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 Newmanstown Water Auth

Newmanstown Water Auth supplies Newmanstown: about 92% of residents live in its service area. About 8% 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 2,335 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.

Lead, 90th percentile1.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

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. PA7380028.

Internet

3 home internet providers serve Newmanstown

99% of 1,122 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable, Fiber99%2,000/250
VerizonFixed wireless42%25/6
AT&TFixed wireless40%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 Newmanstown’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Newmanstown.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileNewmanstown has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Newmanstown kids go to
K–22 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
3–5ELCO Intermd Schin Myerstown
6–8Eastern Lebanon Co MSin Myerstown
9–12Eastern Lebanon Co SHSin Myerstown

Newmanstown is in Eastern Lebanon County School District.

Test scores and every school: see Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Newmanstown is unincorporated, so Lebanon County is the local government.

Local governmentLebanon CountyNewmanstown is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereLebanon County Board of ElectionsElections here are run by Lebanon County (county election office). Municipal Building, Rm 209 400 S. 8th St., Lebanon, PA 17042-6794 · (717) 228-4428 · [email protected]FVAP, Jun 2025
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placepavoterservices.pa.govThe state’s voter lookup

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

Newmanstown is in ZIP code 17073

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of NewmanstownZIP’s residents in Newmanstown
17073Newmanstown, PA100%48%

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 Newmanstown

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

Newmanstown Water Auth (EPA ID PA7380028). 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 Newmanstown?

PPL Electric Utilities (PPL Electric Utilities Corp), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 18.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Newmanstown?

Xfinity, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Newmanstown?

17073. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Newmanstown in?

Eastern Lebanon County School District.

How do I register to vote in Newmanstown?

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 Lebanon 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.