Photo: 3Dimka at en.wikipedia · Public domainLiving in Southington, CT: what to set up and who to call
Elections in Southington are run by Southington itself; register with the Southington Town Clerk. Cox Communications and Frontier both wire most of Southington; 84% of addresses can get fiber.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Southington, 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 Southington.
Power comes from Farmington River Power Company
Farmington River Power Company (Farmington River Power Company), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Southington.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Southington Water Department
Southington Water Department supplies Southington: about 94% of residents live in its service area. About 5% 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 Regional Water Authority as seller) and serves 43,069 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. 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. CT1310011.
6 home internet providers serve Southington
99% of 15,489 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 84% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cox Communications | Cable, Fiber | 95% | 2,000/100 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 83% | 7,000/7,000 |
| GoNetspeed | Fiber | 55% | 2,000/2,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 52% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 47% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 31% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Southington
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Southington, from the town’s own site.
Southington Bulky Waste Transfer Station
617 Old Turnpike Road, Plantsville, CT
- Sat8 am–3 pm
Cost: No charge for a Transfer Station sticker
From southingtonct.gov, cms9files.revize.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2024-12-19, 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.
Southington is in Southington School District.
B+School 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 Jun 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Southington spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Southington residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Southington | ZIP’s residents in Southington |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06489 | Southington, CT | 74% | 100% |
| 06479 | Plantsville, CT | 23% | 100% |
| 06444 | Marion, CT | 1% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 06467, 06451, 06010.
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 Southington
Who supplies Southington’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Southington Water Department (EPA ID CT1310011). 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 Southington?
Farmington River Power Company (Farmington River Power Company), an investor-owned utility.
What internet providers serve Southington?
Cox Communications, Frontier, GoNetspeed, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Southington?
06489 (74%), 06479 (23%), 06444 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Southington in?
Southington School District.
How do I register to vote in Southington?
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 Southington 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: Southington’s own website (southingtonct.gov, cms9files.revize.com), 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.