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The Oxoboxo River handbook

Living in Oxoboxo River, CT: what to set up and who to call

Oxoboxo River has no town government of its own, so New London County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Montville School District. Tap water in most of Oxoboxo River comes from Montville Water Supply, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection.

Oxoboxo River has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in New London County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Oxoboxo River’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Oxoboxo River, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Oxoboxo River.

Electricity

Power comes from City of Norwich

City of Norwich (City of Norwich - (CT)), a municipal utility, serves 80.1% of Oxoboxo River 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Montville Water Supply

Montville Water Supply supplies Oxoboxo River: about 70% of residents live in its service area. Scwa, Hillcrest Division (Hlc) serves another 17%. About 20% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Groton Utilities and Ledyard Wpca, Gales Ferry System and Norwich Public Utilities and Waterford Wpca as sellers) and serves 1,300 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.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 11.2 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. CT0864011.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Oxoboxo River

100% of 1,248 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 70% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable100%2,000/2,000
BreezelineCable98%1,000/50
FrontierFiber, DSL81%7,000/7,000
T-MobileFixed wireless59%25/3
VerizonFixed wireless56%300/20
AT&TFixed wireless29%25/3

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

The nearest public drop-off is 2 miles away

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Oxoboxo River.

Nearest public drop-off · 2.3 mi from the center of Oxoboxo River

Montville Transfer Station

· run by Town of Montville

This isn’t Oxoboxo River’s own facility. Whether Oxoboxo River residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.

OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Oxoboxo River kids go to
PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Leonard J. Tyl Middle Schoolin Oakdale
9–12Montville High Schoolin Oakdale

Oxoboxo River is in Montville School District.

Test scores and every school: see Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Oxoboxo River is unincorporated, so New London County is the local government.

Local governmentNew London CountyOxoboxo River is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereMontville Town ClerkElections here are run by Town of Montville (town or city clerk). Town Hall, 310 Norwich-New London Turnpike, Uncasville, CT 06382-2599 · (860) 848-6784 · [email protected]FVAP, Jul 2021
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placeportaldir.ct.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Oxoboxo River spans 3 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Oxoboxo River residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Oxoboxo RiverZIP’s residents in Oxoboxo River
06382Uncasville, CT94%25%
06353Montville, CT4%68%
06370Oakdale, CT2%1%
Area code860Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Oxoboxo River

Who supplies Oxoboxo River’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Montville Water Supply (EPA ID CT0864011). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Oxoboxo River?

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 Oxoboxo River?

Xfinity, Breezeline, Frontier, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Oxoboxo River?

06382 (94%), 06353 (4%), 06370 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Oxoboxo River in?

Montville School District.

How do I register to vote in Oxoboxo River?

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 Montville 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.