Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Burlington, CT: what to set up and who to call
New voters sign up with the Burlington Town Clerk, which runs Burlington’s elections. Children in Burlington attend Region School District 10.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Burlington, 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 Burlington.
Power comes from Farmington River Power Company
Farmington River Power Company (Farmington River Power Company), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Burlington.
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 Burlington: about 13% of residents live in its service area. Torrington Water Company serves another 11%. About 69% 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.
5 home internet providers serve Burlington
100% of 3,651 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 47% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 59% | 7,000/7,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 40% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 26% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 21% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Curbside recycling in Burlington: every other week
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Burlington, from the town’s own site.
Recycle Center (Town Recycle Center, behind Town Hall)
- Wed7 am–10:45 am
- Sat7 am–10:45 am
- Wed7 am–2:45 pm
- Sat7 am–2:45 pm
Accepted at the curb
- Cleaned metal, cardboard, and glass food containers
- Corrugated cardboard folded flat to 2' X 3'
- Plastic containers #1-#7
From burlingtonct.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated January 1, 2020. 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.
Burlington is in Region School District 10.
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 Jul 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Burlington is in ZIP code 06013
ZIP codes where Burlington residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Burlington | ZIP’s residents in Burlington |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06013 | Burlington, CT | 100% | 100% |
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 Burlington
Who supplies Burlington’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 Burlington?
Farmington River Power Company (Farmington River Power Company), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Burlington?
Xfinity, Frontier, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Burlington?
06013. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Burlington in?
Region School District 10.
How do I register to vote in Burlington?
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 Burlington 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: Burlington’s own website (burlingtonct.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.