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The Lakeside Woods handbook

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

Lakeside Woods has no town government of its own, so Fairfield County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Sherman School District. The closest public drop-off to Lakeside Woods is New Milford Recycling Center, 4 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.

Lakeside Woods has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Fairfield County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Lakeside Woods’ town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Lakeside Woods, 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 Lakeside Woods.

Electricity

Power comes from Eversource

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

4 home internet providers serve Lakeside Woods

100% of 184 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 53% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable100%1,000/35
FrontierFiber, DSL61%7,000/7,000
T-MobileFixed wireless5%25/3
AT&TFixed wireless4%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

The nearest public drop-off is 4 miles away

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Lakeside Woods.

Nearest public drop-off · 3.9 mi from the center of Lakeside Woods

New Milford Recycling Center

18 Youngs Field Road, New Milford, CT, 06776 · run by Three Veterans LLC

HoursTue, Thu, Fri 7:15 am–3:15 pm; Sat 7:15 am–3 pm; Sun 9 am–3 pm

This isn’t Lakeside Woods’ own facility. Whether Lakeside Woods residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.

OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Lakeside Woods kids go to
PK–8Sherman Schoolin Sherman

Lakeside Woods is in Sherman 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.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Lakeside Woods is unincorporated, so Fairfield County is the local government.

Local governmentFairfield CountyLakeside Woods is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereSherman Town ClerkElections here are run by Town of Sherman (town or city clerk). P.O. Box 39, Sherman, CT 06784 · (860) 354-5281 · [email protected]FVAP, Jun 2019
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placeportaldir.ct.govThe state’s voter lookup

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

Lakeside Woods is in ZIP code 06784

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Lakeside WoodsZIP’s residents in Lakeside Woods
06784Sherman, CT100%9%

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 Lakeside Woods

Who provides electricity in Lakeside Woods?

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

What internet providers serve Lakeside Woods?

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

What ZIP codes are in Lakeside Woods?

06784. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Lakeside Woods in?

Sherman School District.

How do I register to vote in Lakeside Woods?

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 Sherman 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.