Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Somers, CT: what to set up and who to call
New voters sign up with the Somers Town Clerk, which runs Somers’ elections. The nearest library is Somers Public Library, 1.1 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Somers, 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 Somers.
Power comes from Eversource
Eversource (Connecticut Light & Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Somers. 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 - Northern Reg-Western System
Ctwc - Northern Reg-Western System supplies Somers: about 32% of residents live in its service area. Hazardville Water Company serves another 14%. Connecticut Correctional Institute serves another 14%. Hazardville - Rye Hill System serves another 7%. About 36% 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 Metropolitan District Commission and Manchester Water Department and Tolland Water Dept - Torry Road as sellers) and serves 101,313 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 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 10.3 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. CT0473011.
5 home internet providers serve Somers
86% of 3,571 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 52% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cox Communications | Cable | 95% | 2,000/100 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 72% | 7,000/7,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 48% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 37% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 8% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
USA Hauling picks up trash in Somers
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Somers, from the town’s own site.
Somers Recycling Center
- Mon7:30 am–4 pm
- Thu7:30 am–4 pm
- Sat7:30 am–4 pm
- Sun11:30 am–4 pm
Cost: $80.00 per year, valid July 1 to June 30
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
From somersct.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 3/31/2026, October 1, 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.
Somers is in Somers School District.
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 Nov 2022; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Somers is in ZIP code 06071
ZIP codes where Somers residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Somers | ZIP’s residents in Somers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06071 | Somers, CT | 99% | 98% |
A few homes fall in 06072.
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 Somers
Who supplies Somers’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
Ctwc - Northern Reg-Western System (EPA ID CT0473011). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% 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 Somers?
Eversource (Connecticut Light & Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 28.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Somers?
Cox Communications, Frontier, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Somers?
06071. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Somers in?
Somers School District.
How do I register to vote in Somers?
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 Somers 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: Somers’ own website (somersct.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.