Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Newington, CT: what to set up and who to call
Newington has its own drop-off, Newington Town Landfill & Recycle Center. New voters sign up with the Newington Town Clerk, which runs Newington’s elections.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Newington, 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 Newington.
Power comes from Farmington River Power Company
Farmington River Power Company (Farmington River Power Company), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Newington.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Metropolitan District Commission
Metropolitan District Commission supplies Newington: about 96% of residents live in its service area. It draws surface water (EPA lists Ctwc - Northern Reg-Western System and Ctwc - Unionville System and New Britain Water Department as sellers) and serves 390,887 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 84 systems serving 250,001–500,000 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 6.7 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. CT0640011.
6 home internet providers serve Newington
97% of 9,796 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 78% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cox Communications | Cable, Fiber | 96% | 2,000/100 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 88% | 7,000/7,000 |
| GoNetspeed | Fiber | 73% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 67% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 61% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 46% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Newington depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Newington, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on newingtonct.gov →
- Bulky itemsCall to book, Thu
Newington Drop-off
2045 Main Street, Newington, CT 06111
- Sat9 am–5 pm
- Sat9 am–5 pm
- Sun9 am–5 pm
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
From newingtonct.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-09-27. 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.
Newington is in Newington School District.
B−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 Sep 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Newington is in ZIP code 06111
ZIP codes where Newington residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Newington | ZIP’s residents in Newington |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06111 | Newington, CT | 100% | 100% |
06131 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
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 Newington
Who supplies Newington’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Metropolitan District Commission (EPA ID CT0640011). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% 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 Newington?
Farmington River Power Company (Farmington River Power Company), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Newington?
Cox Communications, Frontier, GoNetspeed, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Newington?
06111. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Newington in?
Newington School District.
How do I register to vote in Newington?
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 Newington 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: Newington’s own website (newingtonct.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.