Living in Pawcatuck, CT: what to set up and who to call
Pawcatuck has no town government of its own, so New London County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Stonington School District. Power in Pawcatuck comes from City of Norwich, a municipal utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Pawcatuck, 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 Pawcatuck.
Power comes from City of Norwich
City of Norwich (City of Norwich - (CT)), a municipal utility, serves 99.1% of Pawcatuck 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 Mashantucket Pequot Water System
Mashantucket Pequot Water System supplies Pawcatuck: about 23% of residents live in its service area. About 77% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water influenced by surface water and serves 22,171 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.9 ppb. That’s lower than 59% 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. 010106001.
6 home internet providers serve Pawcatuck
100% of 1,932 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 79% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Breezeline | Cable | 93% | 1,000/50 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 80% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 67% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 34% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 32% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 2 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Pawcatuck.
Stonington Solid Waste Facility
· run by Town of Stonington
This isn’t Pawcatuck’s own facility. Whether Pawcatuck residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Pawcatuck is in Stonington 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Pawcatuck is unincorporated, so New London County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Feb 2022; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Pawcatuck is in ZIP code 06379
ZIP codes where Pawcatuck residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Pawcatuck | ZIP’s residents in Pawcatuck |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06379 | Pawcatuck, CT | 100% | 62% |
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 Pawcatuck
Who supplies Pawcatuck’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Mashantucket Pequot Water System (EPA ID 010106001). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Pawcatuck?
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 Pawcatuck?
Xfinity, Breezeline, Frontier, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Pawcatuck?
06379. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Pawcatuck in?
Stonington School District.
How do I register to vote in Pawcatuck?
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 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: 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.