Living in Lake Chaffee, CT: what to set up and who to call
Lake Chaffee has no town government of its own, so Windham County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Regional School District 19. The closest public drop-off to Lake Chaffee is Willington Transfer Station, 5 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lake Chaffee, 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 Lake Chaffee.
Power comes from Eversource
Eversource (Connecticut Light & Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Lake Chaffee. 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.
3 home internet providers serve Lake Chaffee
99% of 197 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 98% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable | 98% | 1,000/35 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 98% | 7,000/7,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 13% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 5 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Lake Chaffee.
Willington Transfer Station
· run by Town of Willington
This isn’t Lake Chaffee’s own facility. Whether Lake Chaffee residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Lake Chaffee is in two districts that split the grades: Region School District 19 and Ashford School District.
Test scores and every school: see Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
No town hall: the county runs things
Lake Chaffee is unincorporated, so Windham County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Lake Chaffee is in ZIP code 06278
ZIP codes where Lake Chaffee residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lake Chaffee | ZIP’s residents in Lake Chaffee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06278 | Ashford, CT | 100% | 7% |
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 Lake Chaffee
Who provides electricity in Lake Chaffee?
Eversource (Connecticut Light & Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 28.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Lake Chaffee?
Spectrum, Frontier, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lake Chaffee?
06278. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lake Chaffee in?
Region School District 19 and Ashford School District.
How do I register to vote in Lake Chaffee?
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 Ashford 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: 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.