Photo: Dough4872 · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Milford, DE: what to set up and who to call
Milford runs its own electric utility, City of Milford; its homes paid 15.9¢ per kWh in 2025. Tap water in most of Milford comes from Milford Water Department, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Milford, 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 Milford.
Power comes from City of Milford
City of Milford (City of Milford - (DE)), a municipal utility, serves 96.1% of Milford residents. Its homes paid an average of 15.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $147 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 Milford Water Department
Milford Water Department supplies Milford: about 76% of residents live in its service area. About 24% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 9,800 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. DE0000616.
6 home internet providers serve Milford
100% of 4,204 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 86% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 80% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 12% | 25/3 |
| BridgeMAXX Suncoast Broadband | Fixed wireless | 8% | 50/10 |
| Bloosurf | Fixed wireless | 7% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Milford depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Milford, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on cityofmilford.com →
- RecyclingEvery week, same day as trash
From cityofmilford.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 11/09/21, Rev: 09/16/20, 11/09/21. 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.
Milford is in Milford School District.
C+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.
Milford is in ZIP code 19963
ZIP codes where Milford residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Milford | ZIP’s residents in Milford |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19963 | Milford, DE | 100% | 54% |
A few homes fall in 19960.
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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Milford
Who supplies Milford’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Milford Water Department (EPA ID DE0000616). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Milford?
City of Milford (City of Milford - (DE)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 15.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Milford?
Xfinity, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T, BridgeMAXX Suncoast Broadband, Bloosurf (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Milford?
19963. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Milford in?
Milford School District.
How do I register to vote in Milford?
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 - Sussex 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: Milford’s own website (cityofmilford.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 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.