Photo: Joe Mabel · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Meriden, CT: what to set up and who to call
Meriden has its own drop-off, Meriden Recycling Center. Meriden runs its own elections, so the Meriden Town Clerk, not a county office, keeps the voter rolls.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Meriden, 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 Meriden.
Power comes from Eversource
Eversource (Connecticut Light & Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Meriden. 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.
Water comes from Meriden Water Division
Meriden Water Division supplies almost all of Meriden. It draws surface water (EPA lists Regional Water Authority as seller) and serves 58,441 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.5 ppb. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. CT0800011.
6 home internet providers serve Meriden
98% of 16,235 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 85% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cox Communications | Cable, Fiber | 95% | 2,000/100 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 87% | 7,000/7,000 |
| GoNetspeed | Fiber | 74% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 56% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 53% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 35% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Meriden depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Meriden, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayThe town’s pickup schedule (PDF)
- RecyclingEvery other week, day by addressCheck which week on meridenct.gov →
Meriden Transfer Station
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Accepted at the curb
- Cans
- Bottles
- Paper cartons
- Newspapers
- Magazines
- Pizza boxes
From meridenct.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026, 2026-02-27, October 1, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Meriden is in Meriden School District.
C−School 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 Feb 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Meriden spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Meriden residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Meriden | ZIP’s residents in Meriden |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06450 | Meriden, CT | 59% | 100% |
| 06451 | Meriden, CT | 41% | 100% |
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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Meriden
Who supplies Meriden’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Meriden Water Division (EPA ID CT0800011). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Meriden?
Eversource (Connecticut Light & Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 28.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Meriden?
Cox Communications, Frontier, GoNetspeed, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Meriden?
06450 (59%), 06451 (41%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Meriden in?
Meriden School District.
How do I register to vote in Meriden?
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 Meriden 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: Meriden’s own website (meridenct.gov), read Oct 21, 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.