Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Living in North Canaan, CT: what to set up and who to call
Voting is local here: the North Canaan Town Clerk registers voters and runs elections, not the county. Two school districts split the grades in North Canaan: North Canaan School District and Region School District 01.
I’m new in town
What to set up in North Canaan, 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 North Canaan.
Power comes from Eversource
Eversource (Connecticut Light & Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of North Canaan. 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-North Canaan
Aquarion-North Canaan supplies North Canaan: about 66% of residents live in its service area. About 34% 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 1,481 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 1.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.0 ppb. That’s higher than 58% 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. CT1000011.
4 home internet providers serve North Canaan
97% of 1,529 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 74% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 87% | 2,000/250 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 68% | 7,000/7,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 33% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 25% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in North Canaan
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in North Canaan, from the town’s own site.
North Canaan Transfer Station
580 West Main Street, North Canaan, CT 06018
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
From northcanaan.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 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.
North Canaan is in two districts that split the grades: North Canaan School District and Region School District 01.
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 Jul 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
North Canaan spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where North Canaan residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of North Canaan | ZIP’s residents in North Canaan |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06018 | Canaan, CT | 81% | 100% |
| 06024 | East Canaan, CT | 19% | 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.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in North Canaan
Who supplies North Canaan’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Aquarion-North Canaan (EPA ID CT1000011). 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 1.3 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in North Canaan?
Eversource (Connecticut Light & Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 28.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve North Canaan?
Xfinity, Frontier, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in North Canaan?
06018 (81%), 06024 (19%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is North Canaan in?
North Canaan School District and Region School District 01.
How do I register to vote in North Canaan?
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 North Canaan 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: North Canaan’s own website (northcanaan.org), 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.