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The Plainfield Village handbook

Living in Plainfield Village, CT: what to set up and who to call

Plainfield Village has no town government of its own, so Windham County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Plainfield School District. Power in Plainfield Village comes from City of Jewett City, a municipal utility rather than a private company.

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

I’m new in town

What to set up in Plainfield Village, 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 Plainfield Village.

Electricity

Power comes from City of Jewett City

City of Jewett City (City of Jewett City - (CT)), a municipal utility, serves 91.0% of Plainfield Village residents.

Start or move service: jewettcitydpu.com · (860) 376-2955

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 Ctwc - Gallup System

Ctwc - Gallup System supplies almost all of Plainfield Village. It draws ground water (EPA lists Ctwc - Plainfield System as seller) and serves 2,538 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 percentile2.3 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 2.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 8.9 ppb. That’s higher than 76% 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. CT1090031.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Plainfield Village

100% of 746 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 82% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable98%2,000/250
BreezelineCable96%1,000/50
FrontierFiber, DSL90%7,000/7,000
T-MobileFixed wireless87%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless23%25/3
VerizonFixed wireless7%300/20

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 3 miles away

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Plainfield Village.

Nearest public drop-off · 3.2 mi from the center of Plainfield Village

Plainfield Waste Transfer Station

54 Roode Road, Plainfield, CT, 06374

This isn’t Plainfield Village’s own facility. Whether Plainfield Village 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.

Plainfield Village kids go to
PK–32 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Plainfield Central Schoolin Plainfield
9–12Plainfield High Schoolin Central Village

Plainfield Village is in Plainfield 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

Plainfield Village is unincorporated, so Windham County is the local government.

Local governmentWindham CountyPlainfield Village is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections herePlainfield Town ClerkElections here are run by Town of Plainfield (town or city clerk). Town Hall, 8 Community Avenue, Plainfield, CT 06374 · (860) 230-3009 · [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

Plainfield Village is in ZIP code 06374

ZIP codes where Plainfield Village residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Plainfield VillageZIP’s residents in Plainfield Village
06374Plainfield, CT100%32%
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 Plainfield Village

Who supplies Plainfield Village’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Ctwc - Gallup System (EPA ID CT1090031). 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 2.3 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Plainfield Village?

City of Jewett City (City of Jewett City - (CT)), a municipal utility.

What internet providers serve Plainfield Village?

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

What ZIP codes are in Plainfield Village?

06374. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Plainfield Village in?

Plainfield School District.

How do I register to vote in Plainfield Village?

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 Plainfield 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.