Photo: Ncpanthers24 at English Wikipedia · Public domainLiving in Middletown, DE: what to set up and who to call
Middletown runs its own electric utility, Town of Middletown; its homes paid 16.6¢ per kWh in 2025. Public schools here are run by Appoquinimink School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Middletown, 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 Middletown.
Power comes from Town of Middletown
Town of Middletown (Town of Middletown - (DE)), a municipal utility, serves 92.6% of Middletown residents. Its homes paid an average of 16.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $152 a month (its average across Delaware).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Artesian Water Company
Artesian Water Company supplies Middletown: about 40% of residents live in its service area. Willow Grove Mill serves another 30%. Middletown Water Department serves another 24%. About 9% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Middletown Water Department and Municipal Services Commission and Wilmington Water Department and Chester Water Authority as sellers) and serves 231,114 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 2024–Dec 2026, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 59% 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. DE0000552.
6 home internet providers serve Middletown
100% of 7,934 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 99% | 980/880 |
| Breezeline | Cable | 79% | 1,000/50 |
| Xfinity | Fiber, Cable | 16% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Bloosurf | Fixed wireless | 72% | 25/3 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 38% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 3% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Casella picks up trash in Middletown
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Middletown, from the town’s own site.
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check middletown.delaware.gov →
From middletown.delaware.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 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.
Middletown is in Appoquinimink School District.
A−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 Sep 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Middletown is in ZIP code 19709
ZIP codes where Middletown residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Middletown | ZIP’s residents in Middletown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19709 | Middletown, DE | 100% | 47% |
A few homes fall in 19734.
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 Middletown
Who supplies Middletown’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Artesian Water Company (EPA ID DE0000552). 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 1.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Middletown?
Town of Middletown (Town of Middletown - (DE)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 16.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Middletown?
Verizon, Breezeline, Xfinity, Bloosurf, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Middletown?
19709. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Middletown in?
Appoquinimink School District.
How do I register to vote in Middletown?
In Delaware you can register online until 24 days before Election Day, in person until 24 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 24 days before). Elections here are run by the Department of Elections - New Castle County Office. Check your registration at ivote.de.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: Middletown’s own website (middletown.delaware.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 Nov 18, 2024 (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.