Photo: Flickr user: high limitzz https://www.flickr.com/people/highlimitstudio/ · CC BY 2.0Living in Annapolis, MD: what to set up and who to call
The City of Annapolis water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 6.3 ppb, was higher than 94% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Annapolis has its own library, Annapolis Regional Library, at 1410 West St.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Annapolis, 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 Annapolis.
Power comes from Baltimore Gas & Electric
Baltimore Gas & Electric (Baltimore Gas & Electric Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Annapolis. Its homes paid an average of 20.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $177 a month (its average across Maryland, for customers on its standard service). Maryland lets you buy power from another supplier; 6% of Baltimore Gas & Electric’s home customers do, and Baltimore Gas & Electric still delivers it.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Annapolis water system
The City of Annapolis water system supplies almost all of Annapolis. It draws ground water (EPA lists Broad Creek as seller) and serves 35,000 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 2021–Dec 2023, was 6.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 94% 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. MD0020001.
4 home internet providers serve Annapolis
100% of 10,422 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 90% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 97% | 980/880 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 69% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 59% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Annapolis depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Annapolis, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on annapolis.gov →
- Bulky itemsCall to book
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- Computer paper
- Newspapers
- Clean paper dishes
- Storage containers
- Plastic toys and lawn furniture
- Aluminum cans
- Clean aluminum foil and pans
- Empty aerosol cans
From annapolis.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.
Annapolis is in Anne Arundel County Public Schools.
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 Jul 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Mar 11, 2026.
Annapolis spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Annapolis residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Annapolis | ZIP’s residents in Annapolis |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21403 | Annapolis, MD | 52% | 68% |
| 21401 | Annapolis, MD | 47% | 49% |
A few homes fall in 21402. 21404, 21411, 21412 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs with no homes.
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 Annapolis
Who supplies Annapolis’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Annapolis water system (EPA ID MD0020001). 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 6.3 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Annapolis?
Baltimore Gas & Electric (Baltimore Gas & Electric Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 20.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Annapolis?
Xfinity, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Annapolis?
21403 (52%), 21401 (47%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Annapolis in?
Anne Arundel County Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Annapolis?
In Maryland you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 21 days before). Elections here are run by the Anne Arundel County Board of Elections. Check your registration at voterservices.elections.maryland.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: Annapolis’ own website (annapolis.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 Mar 11, 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.