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The Colebrook handbook

Living in Colebrook, CT: what to set up and who to call

Elections in Colebrook are run by Colebrook itself; register with the Colebrook Town Clerk. Two school districts split the grades in Colebrook: Colebrook School District and Region School District 07.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Colebrook, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Colebrook.

Electricity

Power comes from Eversource

Eversource (Connecticut Light & Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Colebrook. 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.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Colebrook

97% of 735 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 85% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber93%1,000/1,000
FrontierFiber, DSL85%7,000/7,000
T-MobileFixed wireless21%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless12%25/3
VerizonFixed wireless10%300/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

Trash day in Colebrook is Thursday or Friday, depending on your street

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Colebrook, from the town’s own site.

Trash haulerUSA HaulingPicks up trash in Colebrooktownofcolebrook.org
Trash dayThu or FriDepends on your address
Pickup

Your pickup week

  • TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (Thu or Fri)
The town’s recycling and trash guidesREFUSE / RECYLABLES (PDF) →
Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsBulk waste (mattresses, large furniture, etc.) picked up weekly; call USA Hauling at 860-379-1662 by Thursday for Friday morning pickup

From townofcolebrook.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Colebrook kids go to
K–6Colebrook Consolidated SchoolColebrook School District
7–8Northwestern Regional Middle Schoolin Winsted
9–12Northwestern Regional High Schoolin Winsted

Colebrook is in two districts that split the grades: Colebrook School District and Region School District 07.

B+School gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Colebrook is in ZIP code 06021

ZIP codes where Colebrook residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of ColebrookZIP’s residents in Colebrook
06021Colebrook, CT100%100%
Area code860Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Colebrook

Who provides electricity in Colebrook?

Eversource (Connecticut Light & Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 28.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Colebrook?

Spectrum, Frontier, T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Colebrook?

06021. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Colebrook in?

Colebrook School District and Region School District 07.

How do I register to vote in Colebrook?

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 Colebrook Town Clerk. Check your registration at portaldir.ct.gov.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
  • Trash: Colebrook’s own website (townofcolebrook.org), read Oct 23, 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.