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Kirbys Mill, Mansfield CTPhoto: Mansfield Historical Society · CC BY 2.5
The Mansfield handbook

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

The University of Connecticut - Main Campus water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 7.6 ppb, was higher than 96% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Mansfield has its own drop-off, Main Accumulation Area, on 21 Avalonia Way.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Mansfield, 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 Mansfield.

Electricity

Power comes from Eversource

Eversource (Connecticut Light & Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Mansfield. 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 University of Connecticut - Main Campus water system

The University of Connecticut - Main Campus water system supplies Mansfield: about 52% of residents live in its service area. Windham Water Works serves another 11%. About 28% 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 Ctwc - Northern Reg-Western System as seller) and serves 27,199 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile7.6 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 7.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 96% 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. CT0780021.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Mansfield

98% of 4,474 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 70% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber98%1,000/35
FrontierFiber, DSL79%7,000/7,000
T-MobileFixed wireless42%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless27%300/20
AT&TFixed wireless22%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

Curbside recycling in Mansfield: every week, same day as trash

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Mansfield, from the town’s own site.

Curbside recyclingEvery week, same day as trashRecycling picked up at the curbmansfieldct.gov
Drop-off

Main Accumulation Area

21 Avalonia Way, Storrs, CT, 06269

We couldn’t find its opening hours.

The town’s recycling and trash guidesRecycling Flyer →
Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsTown does not provide bulky waste collection; residents may bring bulky items to the Mansfield Transfer Station for $30 per cubic yard or hire a contractor

From mansfieldct.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated 2014. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Mansfield kids go to
PK–4Mansfield Elementary SchoolMansfield School District
5–8Mansfield Middle SchoolMansfield School District
9–12E. O. Smith High SchoolRegion School District 19

Mansfield is in two districts that split the grades: Region School District 19 and Mansfield School District.

A−School gradeSee 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 Jul 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Mansfield spans 4 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of MansfieldZIP’s residents in Mansfield
06268Storrs Mansfield, CT48%100%
06269Storrs Mansfield, CT32%100%
06250Mansfield Center, CT19%99%
06226Willimantic, CT1%2%
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 Mansfield

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

The University of Connecticut - Main Campus water system (EPA ID CT0780021). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 7.6 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Mansfield?

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

What internet providers serve Mansfield?

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

What ZIP codes are in Mansfield?

06268 (48%), 06269 (32%), 06250 (19%), 06226 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Mansfield in?

Region School District 19 and Mansfield School District.

How do I register to vote in Mansfield?

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 Mansfield 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: Mansfield’s own website (mansfieldct.gov), read Oct 23, 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.