Photo: Iracaz · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in East Haven, CT: what to set up and who to call
New voters sign up with the East Haven Town Clerk, which runs East Haven’s elections. The closest public drop-off to East Haven is New Haven Transfer Station, 3 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in East Haven, 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 East Haven.
Power comes from Eversource
Eversource (Connecticut Light & Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of East Haven. 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.
Water comes from Regional Water Authority
Regional Water Authority supplies almost all of East Haven. It draws surface water (EPA lists Aquarion-East Derby and Ctwc - Shoreline Region-Guilford System and Aquarion-Valley and Southington Water Department and Wallingford Water Department as sellers) and serves 418,900 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 84 systems serving 250,001–500,000 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. 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. CT0930011.
6 home internet providers serve East Haven
100% of 8,908 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 90% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 92% | 7,000/7,000 |
| GoNetspeed | Fiber | 86% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 60% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 49% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 43% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in East Haven
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in East Haven, from the town’s own site.
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check easthaven-ct.gov →
From easthaven-ct.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.
East Haven is in East Haven 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 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
East Haven spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where East Haven residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of East Haven | ZIP’s residents in East Haven |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06512 | New Haven, CT | 76% | 72% |
| 06513 | New Haven, CT | 23% | 16% |
| 06473 | North Haven, CT | 1% | 1% |
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 East Haven
Who supplies East Haven’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Regional Water Authority (EPA ID CT0930011). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% 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 East Haven?
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 Haven?
Xfinity, Frontier, GoNetspeed, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in East Haven?
06512 (76%), 06513 (23%), 06473 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is East Haven in?
East Haven School District.
How do I register to vote in East Haven?
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 Haven 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 Haven’s own website (easthaven-ct.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.