Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Bristol, CT: what to set up and who to call
Voting is local here: the Bristol Town Clerk registers voters and runs elections, not the county. The closest public drop-off to Bristol is Town of Plymouth Brush and Leaf Facility, 3 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Bristol, 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 Bristol.
Power comes from Farmington River Power Company
Farmington River Power Company (Farmington River Power Company), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Bristol.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Bristol Water Department
Bristol Water Department supplies Bristol: about 95% of residents live in its service area. About 5% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water (EPA lists New Britain Water Department and Ctwc - Naugatuck Reg-Terryville System as sellers) and serves 52,079 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 9.0 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. CT0170011.
6 home internet providers serve Bristol
100% of 18,505 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 88% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 90% | 7,000/7,000 |
| GoNetspeed | Fiber | 52% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 52% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 40% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 38% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Bristol is Monday or Friday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Bristol, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (Mon or Fri)Find your street’s day on bristolct.gov →
- RecyclingEvery other weekCheck which week on bristolct.gov →
- Bulky itemsCall to book
City of Bristol Transfer Station
685 Lake Ave., Bristol, CT 06010
- Mon7:15 am–2:45 pm
- Tue7:15 am–2:45 pm
- Wed7:15 am–2:45 pm
- Thu7:15 am–2:45 pm
- Fri7:15 am–2:45 pm
- Sat7:30 am–1 pm
Cost: New permit $65.00 total ($40 for a five year permit, $25 minimum initial funds); renewals $40 for five years
From bristolct.gov, 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.
Bristol is in Bristol School District.
C+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 Sep 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Bristol is in ZIP code 06010
ZIP codes where Bristol residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Bristol | ZIP’s residents in Bristol |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06010 | Bristol, CT | 100% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 06062. 06011 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
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 Bristol
Who supplies Bristol’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Bristol Water Department (EPA ID CT0170011). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Bristol?
Farmington River Power Company (Farmington River Power Company), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Bristol?
Xfinity, Frontier, GoNetspeed, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Bristol?
06010. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bristol in?
Bristol School District.
How do I register to vote in Bristol?
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 Bristol 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: Bristol’s own website (bristolct.gov), 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.