Photo: Spongetastic69 · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Farmington, CT: what to set up and who to call
Ctwc - Unionville System reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), beginning May 2026. To register to vote, go to the Farmington Town Clerk: Farmington runs its own elections.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Farmington, 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 Farmington.
Power comes from Farmington River Power Company
Farmington River Power Company (Farmington River Power Company), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Farmington.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Ctwc - Unionville System
Ctwc - Unionville System supplies Farmington: about 73% of residents live in its service area. Metropolitan District Commission serves another 15%. New Britain Water Department serves another 7%. About 7% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Metropolitan District Commission as seller) and serves 14,693 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), beginning May 2026. 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 2.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.3 ppb. That’s higher than 74% of similar systems’ latest results.
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. CT0520011.
6 home internet providers serve Farmington
100% of 8,718 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 57% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 65% | 7,000/7,000 |
| GoNetspeed | Fiber | 14% | 2,000/2,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 54% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 41% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 36% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Farmington’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Farmington.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Farmington is in Farmington School District.
ASchool 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 2022; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Farmington spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Farmington residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Farmington | ZIP’s residents in Farmington |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06032 | Farmington, CT | 71% | 100% |
| 06085 | Unionville, CT | 27% | 100% |
| 06001 | Avon, CT | 1% | 2% |
A few homes fall in 06107, 06053, 06062. 06030, 06034 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs with no homes.
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 Farmington
Who supplies Farmington’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Ctwc - Unionville System (EPA ID CT0520011). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule). 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.4 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Farmington?
Farmington River Power Company (Farmington River Power Company), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Farmington?
Xfinity, Frontier, GoNetspeed, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Farmington?
06032 (71%), 06085 (27%), 06001 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Farmington in?
Farmington School District.
How do I register to vote in Farmington?
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 Farmington 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: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- 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.