Photo: Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Ashford, CT: what to set up and who to call
Elections in Ashford are run by Ashford itself; register with the Ashford Town Clerk. Two school districts split the grades in Ashford: Region School District 19 and Ashford School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Ashford, 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 Ashford.
Power comes from Eversource
Eversource (Connecticut Light & Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Ashford. Its homes paid an average of 28.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $195 a month (its average across Connecticut, for customers on its standard service). Connecticut lets you buy power from another supplier; 17% of Eversource’s home customers do, and Eversource still delivers it.
Start or move service: cl-p.com · (800) 286-2000
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Ctwc - Ashford Park Division
Ctwc - Ashford Park Division supplies Ashford: about 16% of residents live in its service area. About 73% 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 334 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 4.5 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. CT0030031.
5 home internet providers serve Ashford
97% of 1,790 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 79% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable | 94% | 1,000/35 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 81% | 7,000/7,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 32% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 9% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 2% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Ashford
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Ashford, from the town’s own site.
Town of Ashford Recycling Center and Transfer Station
- Wednoon–8 pm
- Sat8 am–4 pm
- Sun8 am–4 pm
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
From ashfordtownhall.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.
Ashford is in two districts that split the grades: Region School District 19 and Ashford 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Ashford is in ZIP code 06278
ZIP codes where Ashford residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Ashford | ZIP’s residents in Ashford |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06278 | Ashford, CT | 100% | 98% |
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.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Ashford
Who supplies Ashford’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Ctwc - Ashford Park Division (EPA ID CT0030031). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Ashford?
Eversource (Connecticut Light & Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 28.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Ashford?
Spectrum, Frontier, T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Ashford?
06278. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Ashford in?
Region School District 19 and Ashford School District.
How do I register to vote in Ashford?
In Connecticut you can register online until 18 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 18 days before). Elections here are run by the Ashford Town Clerk. Check your registration at portaldir.ct.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: Ashford’s own website (ashfordtownhall.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 Sep 30, 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.