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The East Hampton handbook

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

East Hampton has its own drop-off, East Hampton Transfer Station. Voting is local here: the East Hampton Town Clerk registers voters and runs elections, not the county.

I’m new in town

What to set up in East Hampton, 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 East Hampton.

Electricity

Power comes from Eversource

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

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Ctwc - Spice Hill Division water system

The Ctwc - Spice Hill Division water system supplies East Hampton: about 9% of residents live in its service area. East Hampton Wpca - Royal Oaks System serves another 8%. East Hampton Wpca - Village Center serves another 7%. Ctwc - Baker Hill Division serves another 5%. About 59% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 712 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.8 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. CT0428031.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve East Hampton

100% of 5,203 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 69% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable99%2,000/250
FrontierFiber, DSL72%7,000/7,000
T-MobileFixed wireless72%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless29%300/20
AT&TFixed wireless15%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

Trash and recycling in East Hampton

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

Transfer station

East Hampton Transfer Station

We couldn’t find its opening hours.

What goes in the recycling bin

Single-stream recycling

All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.

  • Aluminum (cans, foil, pans)
  • Corrugated Cardboard (flattened)
  • Plastics Number 1- Number 17
  • Magazines
  • Junk Mail
  • Office Paper
  • Newspaper
  • Phone Books
  • Paper Bags
  • Paperboard (cereal, cracker boxes, etc.) (non-corrugated)
Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsBulky items accepted at Transfer Station on Saturdays; refrigerators, stoves, washers, dryers and AC no charge; couches $60 each; stuffed chairs $15 each

From easthamptonct.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated June 14, 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.

East Hampton kids go to
PK–3Memorial SchoolEast Hampton School District
6–8East Hampton Middle SchoolEast Hampton School District
9–12East Hampton High SchoolEast Hampton School District

East Hampton is in East Hampton 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.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Mar 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

East Hampton spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of East HamptonZIP’s residents in East Hampton
06424East Hampton, CT95%97%
06456Middle Haddam, CT3%100%
06414Cobalt, CT2%94%
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 East Hampton

Who supplies East Hampton’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Ctwc - Spice Hill Division water system (EPA ID CT0428031). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in East Hampton?

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

What internet providers serve East Hampton?

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

What ZIP codes are in East Hampton?

06424 (95%), 06456 (3%), 06414 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is East Hampton in?

East Hampton School District.

How do I register to vote in East Hampton?

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 East Hampton 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: East Hampton’s own website (easthamptonct.gov), 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.