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The Litchfield handbook

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

Every home in Litchfield is in ZIP code 06759. Litchfield has its own library, Oliver Wolcott Library, at 160 South St.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Litchfield, 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 Litchfield.

Electricity

Power comes from Eversource

Eversource (Connecticut Light & Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Litchfield. 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 Aquarion-Litchfield Regional

Aquarion-Litchfield Regional supplies almost all of Litchfield. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Torrington Water Company as seller) and serves 3,097 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.

Lead, 90th percentile2.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2026, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.0 ppb. That’s higher than 69% 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. CT0740011.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Litchfield

97% of 505 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 97% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityFiber94%2,000/2,000
OptimumCable, Fiber90%8,000/8,000
FrontierFiber, DSL82%7,000/7,000
AT&TFixed wireless31%25/3
T-MobileFixed wireless10%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Litchfield’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Litchfield.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Litchfield kids go to
PK–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Plumb Hill Middle SchoolRegion School District 20
9–12Lakeview High SchoolRegion School District 20

Litchfield is in Region School District 20.

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

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

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

Litchfield is in ZIP code 06759

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of LitchfieldZIP’s residents in Litchfield
06759Litchfield, CT100%21%
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 Litchfield

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

Aquarion-Litchfield Regional (EPA ID CT0740011). 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 2.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Litchfield?

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

What internet providers serve Litchfield?

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

What ZIP codes are in Litchfield?

06759. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Litchfield in?

Region School District 20.

How do I register to vote in Litchfield?

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 Litchfield 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.