Florence Griswold House and Museum · Photo: Pi.1415926535 · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Old Lyme, CT: what to set up and who to call
Power in Old Lyme comes from City of Norwich, a municipal utility rather than a private company. Old Lyme runs its own elections, so the Old Lyme Town Clerk, not a county office, keeps the voter rolls.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Old Lyme, 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 Old Lyme.
Power comes from City of Norwich
City of Norwich (City of Norwich - (CT)), a municipal utility, serves 67.6% of Old Lyme residents. Its homes paid an average of 23.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $148 a month (its average across Connecticut).
Start or move service: norwichpublicutilities.com · (860) 887-2555
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Ctwc - Shoreline Region-Sound View water system
The Ctwc - Shoreline Region-Sound View water system supplies Old Lyme: about 17% of residents live in its service area. Chadwick Homeowners Assn., Inc. serves another 9%. Ctwc - Shoreline Region-Point O Woods serves another 8%. About 51% 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 3,397 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 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 2.8 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. CT1050732.
5 home internet providers serve Old Lyme
99% of 4,784 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 72% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 99% | 2,000/250 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 79% | 7,000/7,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 70% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 36% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 7% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Old Lyme depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Old Lyme, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on oldlyme-ct.gov →
- RecyclingEvery week
When a holiday falls on a weekday, pickup slides one day later for the rest of that week.
Old Lyme Transfer Station
109 Four Mile River Road, Old Lyme, CT
- Tue7:30 am–3:45 pm
- Wed7:30 am–3:45 pm
- Thu7:30 am–3:45 pm
- Fri7:30 am–3:45 pm
- Sat8:30 am–4 pm
Cost: Free windshield sticker
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- All rigid plastic #1 to #7
- Plastic soda & detergent bottles
- Plastic buckets & crates
- Glass (clear, white, green, & brown)
- Aluminum cans & foil
- Juice & milk cartons
- Books (hardcover & paperback)
- Cardboard (flattened)
- Newspapers & inserts
- Magazines & brochures
- Paper bags
- Pizza box (no greasy liners)
- Boxes (cereal, egg cartons)
From oldlyme-ct.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated October 2, 2026, Revised : Sept . 2026, Revised: Sept. 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.
Old Lyme is in Region School District 18.
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.
Old Lyme is in ZIP code 06371
ZIP codes where Old Lyme residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Old Lyme | ZIP’s residents in Old Lyme |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06371 | Old Lyme, CT | 99% | 77% |
A few homes fall in 06376.
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 Old Lyme
Who supplies Old Lyme’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Ctwc - Shoreline Region-Sound View water system (EPA ID CT1050732). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% 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 Old Lyme?
City of Norwich (City of Norwich - (CT)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 23.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Old Lyme?
Xfinity, Frontier, T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Old Lyme?
06371. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Old Lyme in?
Region School District 18.
How do I register to vote in Old Lyme?
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 Old Lyme 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: Old Lyme’s own website (oldlyme-ct.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.