Photo: AirportExpert · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in New Milford, CT: what to set up and who to call
For recycling, New Milford has New Milford Recycling Center at 18 Youngs Field Road; OpenStreetMap lists it open Tue, Thu, Fri 7:15 am–3:15 pm, Sat 7:15 am–3 pm, Sun 9 am–3 pm. To register to vote, go to the New Milford Town Clerk: New Milford runs its own elections.
I’m new in town
What to set up in New Milford, 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 New Milford.
Power comes from Eversource
Eversource (Connecticut Light & Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of New Milford. 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 Aquarion-New Milford Regional
Aquarion-New Milford Regional supplies New Milford: about 49% of residents live in its service area. About 37% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 13,331 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 1.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.0 ppb. That’s higher than 56% 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. CT0960011.
5 home internet providers serve New Milford
97% of 9,887 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 64% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/35 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 73% | 7,000/7,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 43% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 17% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 17% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
New Milford Recycling Center is open Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
Where to take trash and recycling in New Milford, and where the rules are.
New Milford Recycling Center
18 Youngs Field Road, New Milford, CT, 06776
- Tue7:15 am–3:15 pm
- Thu7:15 am–3:15 pm
- Fri7:15 am–3:15 pm
- Sat7:15 am–3 pm
- Sun9 am–3 pm
Hours from OpenStreetMap, last updated Jun 2026. They can change with the season, so check nmctrecycling.org before you go.
Drop-off hours: OpenStreetMap. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
New Milford is in New Milford 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 Oct 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
New Milford spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where New Milford residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of New Milford | ZIP’s residents in New Milford |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06776 | New Milford, CT | 95% | 100% |
| 06755 | Gaylordsville, CT | 4% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 06784, 06794.
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 New Milford
When is the New Milford Recycling Center open?
Tue, Thu, Fri 7:15 am–3:15 pm; Sat 7:15 am–3 pm; Sun 9 am–3 pm, according to OpenStreetMap (as of Oct 9, 2026). Check nmctrecycling.org before you go: the town sets the hours and who may use it.
Who supplies New Milford’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Aquarion-New Milford Regional (EPA ID CT0960011). 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 1.4 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in New Milford?
Eversource (Connecticut Light & Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 28.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve New Milford?
Spectrum, Frontier, T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in New Milford?
06776 (95%), 06755 (4%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is New Milford in?
New Milford School District.
How do I register to vote in New Milford?
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 New Milford 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.