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The Thomaston handbook

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

New voters sign up with the Thomaston Town Clerk, which runs Thomaston’s elections. The closest public drop-off to Thomaston is Town of Plymouth Brush and Leaf Facility, 5 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Thomaston, 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 Thomaston.

Electricity

Power comes from Eversource

Eversource (Connecticut Light & Power Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Thomaston. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Ctwc - Naugatuck Reg-Thomaston System

Ctwc - Naugatuck Reg-Thomaston System supplies Thomaston: about 71% of residents live in its service area. About 29% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water (EPA lists Ctwc - Naugatuck Reg-Terryville System and Waterbury Water Department as sellers) and serves 3,789 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile2.8 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 2.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 6.0 ppb. That’s higher than 79% 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. CT1400011.

Internet

7 home internet providers serve Thomaston

99% of 2,697 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 92% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityFiber, Cable87%2,000/2,000
OptimumCable, Fiber84%8,000/8,000
FrontierFiber, DSL82%5,000/5,000
GoNetspeedFiber44%2,000/2,000
VerizonFixed wireless69%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless45%100/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

Curbside recycling in Thomaston: every other week

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Thomaston, from the town’s own site.

Curbside recyclingEvery other weekRecycling picked up at the curbthomastonct.gov
Transfer stationTransfer Station/Trash & RecyclingHours ↓
Transfer station

Transfer Station/Trash & Recycling

258 Old Waterbury Rd, Thomaston, CT 06787

Permit needed
Season
MTWTFSS
8a
10a
12p
2p
4p
  • Sat8 am–1 pm

Cost: Yearly pass $30.00; one-day pass $10.00 (dumping fees not included)

Get the permit from the Town Clerk(860) 283-4141Mon-Wed 8:00 am-5:00 pm; Thu 8:30 am-6:30 pm; closed Fri-Sun

From thomastonct.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated July 14, 2025. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Thomaston kids go to
PK–3Black Rock SchoolThomaston School District
7–12Thomaston High SchoolThomaston School District

Thomaston is in Thomaston 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.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Thomaston is in ZIP code 06787

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of ThomastonZIP’s residents in Thomaston
06787Thomaston, CT100%99%
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 Thomaston

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

Ctwc - Naugatuck Reg-Thomaston System (EPA ID CT1400011). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.8 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Thomaston?

Eversource (Connecticut Light & Power Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 28.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Thomaston?

Xfinity, Optimum, Frontier, GoNetspeed, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Thomaston?

06787. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Thomaston in?

Thomaston School District.

How do I register to vote in Thomaston?

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 Thomaston 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: Thomaston’s own website (thomastonct.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.