Kensington Soldier's Monument · Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Berlin, CT: what to set up and who to call
Berlin has its own drop-off, Town of Berlin Recycle Center. Berlin runs its own elections, so the Berlin Town Clerk, not a county office, keeps the voter rolls.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Berlin, 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 Berlin.
Power comes from Farmington River Power Company
Farmington River Power Company (Farmington River Power Company), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Berlin.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Kensington Fire District
Kensington Fire District supplies Berlin: about 40% of residents live in its service area. Berlin Water Control Commission serves another 39%. Worthington Fire District serves another 14%. About 12% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Berlin Water Control Commission and New Britain Water Department as sellers) and serves 7,553 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 Jan–Dec 2026, was 1.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 4.1 ppb. That’s higher than 52% 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. CT0070011.
6 home internet providers serve Berlin
100% of 7,658 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 87% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 85% | 7,000/7,000 |
| GoNetspeed | Fiber | 46% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 65% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 61% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 44% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Berlin has its own drop-off: Town of Berlin Recycle Center
Where to take trash and recycling in Berlin, and where the rules are.
Town of Berlin Recycle Center
Before you go, check the rules on town.berlin.ct.us.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026 (last edited May 2022). © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Berlin is in Berlin School District.
BSchool 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 Jul 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Berlin spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Berlin residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Berlin | ZIP’s residents in Berlin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06037 | Berlin, CT | 93% | 100% |
| 06023 | East Berlin, CT | 7% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 06052.
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 Berlin
Who supplies Berlin’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Kensington Fire District (EPA ID CT0070011). 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 1.1 ppb (Jan–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Berlin?
Farmington River Power Company (Farmington River Power Company), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Berlin?
Xfinity, Frontier, GoNetspeed, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Berlin?
06037 (93%), 06023 (7%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Berlin in?
Berlin School District.
How do I register to vote in Berlin?
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 Berlin 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: 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 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.