Photo: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in North Stonington, CT: what to set up and who to call
There is no curbside pickup in North Stonington: residents take trash to North Stonington Transfer Station. To register to vote, go to the North Stonington Town Clerk: North Stonington runs its own elections.
I’m new in town
What to set up in North Stonington, 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 Stonington.
Power comes from Eversource
Eversource (Connecticut Light & Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of North Stonington. 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 Scwa, North Stonington Division (Nst) water system
The Scwa, North Stonington Division (Nst) water system supplies North Stonington: about 17% of residents live in its service area. Scwa, Cedar Ridge Division serves another 9%. About 74% 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 1,860 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–Jun 2026, was 1.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.9 ppb. That’s higher than 54% 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. CT1020021.
6 home internet providers serve North Stonington
99% of 2,407 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 80% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 98% | 2,000/250 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 80% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Breezeline | Cable | 2% | 1,000/50 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 45% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 21% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 18% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
No curbside pickup in North Stonington: trash goes to the transfer station
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in North Stonington, from the town’s own site.
North Stonington Transfer Station
215 Wintechog Hill Road, North Stonington, CT 06359
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Cost: $40 per household for a 2 year sticker; multi-car households pay one fee
Accepted at the curb
- Glass/Cans/Plastic
- Cardboard and Brown Shopping Bags
- Paper
From northstoningtonct.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated July 1, 2023, 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.
North Stonington is in North Stonington School District.
ASchool 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 Jun 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
North Stonington is in ZIP code 06359
ZIP codes where North Stonington residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of North Stonington | ZIP’s residents in North Stonington |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06359 | North Stonington, CT | 100% | 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 Stonington
Who supplies North Stonington’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Scwa, North Stonington Division (Nst) water system (EPA ID CT1020021). 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 1.1 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in North Stonington?
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 Stonington?
Xfinity, Frontier, Breezeline, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in North Stonington?
06359. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is North Stonington in?
North Stonington School District.
How do I register to vote in North Stonington?
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 Stonington 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 Stonington’s own website (northstoningtonct.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.