Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Prospect, CT: what to set up and who to call
To register to vote, go to the Prospect Town Clerk: Prospect runs its own elections. The closest public drop-off to Prospect is Town of Bethany Recycling Center, 4 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Prospect, 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 Prospect.
Power comes from Eversource
Eversource (Connecticut Light & Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Prospect. 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 Ctwc - Naugatuck Region-Central System
Ctwc - Naugatuck Region-Central System supplies Prospect: about 60% of residents live in its service area. Harmony Acres Mobile Home Park serves another 10%. About 24% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water (EPA lists Ctwc - Naugatuck Reg - Hillcrest and Waterbury Water Department as sellers) and serves 22,735 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–Dec 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.0 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. CT0880011.
5 home internet providers serve Prospect
100% of 3,646 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 76% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 80% | 5,000/5,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 62% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 44% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 43% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Curbside recycling in Prospect: every other week, day by address
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Prospect, from the town’s own site.
Accepted at the curb
- Mixed Paper
- Corrugated Cardboard
- Metal cans and food trays
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check townofprospect.gov →
From townofprospect.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated 2026-05-20, 2026-09-01, 2026-10-22. 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.
Prospect is in Region School District 16.
BSchool 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 Jul 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Prospect is in ZIP code 06712
ZIP codes where Prospect residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Prospect | ZIP’s residents in Prospect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06712 | Prospect, CT | 99% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 06410, 06770, 06705.
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 Prospect
Who supplies Prospect’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Ctwc - Naugatuck Region-Central System (EPA ID CT0880011). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Prospect?
Eversource (Connecticut Light & Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 28.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Prospect?
Xfinity, Frontier, T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Prospect?
06712. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Prospect in?
Region School District 16.
How do I register to vote in Prospect?
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 Prospect 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: Prospect’s own website (townofprospect.gov), read Oct 23, 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.