Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Canton, CT: what to set up and who to call
There is no curbside pickup in Canton: residents take trash to Canton Transfer Station. Tap water in most of Canton comes from the Ctwc - Naugatuck Reg-Collinsville Sys water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Canton, 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 Canton.
Power comes from Farmington River Power Company
Farmington River Power Company (Farmington River Power Company), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Canton.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Ctwc - Naugatuck Reg-Collinsville Sys water system
The Ctwc - Naugatuck Reg-Collinsville Sys water system supplies Canton: about 62% of residents live in its service area. About 37% 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 Avon Water Co as seller) and serves 6,324 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 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.4 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. CT0230011.
5 home internet providers serve Canton
100% of 3,649 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 72% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 80% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 42% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 31% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 25% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
No curbside pickup in Canton: trash goes to the transfer station
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Canton, from the town’s own site.
Canton Transfer Station
202 Ramp Road, Canton, CT 06019
- Tue7 am–3 pm
- Thu7 am–3 pm
- Sat7 am–3 pm
- Tue7 am–3 pm
- Thu11 am–7 pm
- Sat7 am–3 pm
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- Paper (newspapers, junk mail, magazines, catalogs, envelopes)
- Clean cardboard and boxboard
- Paper egg cartons
- Paper bags
- Office and school papers
- Empty glass jars and bottles
- Aluminum cans and clean foil
- Empty tin and steel cans, including aerosol cans
- All plastic containers labeled #1 & #2
- All other plastic food, beverage, soap and shampoo containers labeled #3 - #7
From townofcantonct.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.
Canton is in Canton 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.
Canton spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Canton residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Canton | ZIP’s residents in Canton |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06019 | Canton, CT | 97% | 100% |
| 06022 | Collinsville, CT | 1% | 100% |
| 06059 | North Canton, CT | 1% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 06020.
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 Canton
Who supplies Canton’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Ctwc - Naugatuck Reg-Collinsville Sys water system (EPA ID CT0230011). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Canton?
Farmington River Power Company (Farmington River Power Company), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Canton?
Xfinity, Frontier, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Canton?
06019 (97%), 06022 (1%), 06059 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Canton in?
Canton School District.
How do I register to vote in Canton?
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 Canton 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: Canton’s own website (townofcantonct.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.