Photo: Photo by Kmf164, taken on February 12, 2006. · CC BY-SA 2.5Living in Brookeville, MD: what to set up and who to call
Trash goes out on Thursdays in Brookeville. Fiber reaches 98% of addresses in Brookeville.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Brookeville, 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 Brookeville.
Power comes from Potomac Electric Power
Potomac Electric Power (Potomac Electric Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Brookeville. Its homes paid an average of 21.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $182 a month (its average across Maryland, for customers on its standard service). Maryland lets you buy power from another supplier; 5% of Potomac Electric Power’s home customers do, and Potomac Electric Power still delivers it.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from WSSC Water
WSSC Water supplies almost all of Brookeville. It draws surface water and serves 1,900,000 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 82% of the 27 systems serving more than 1,000,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2018–Dec 2020, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2020: EPA has no newer result for this system. 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. MD0150005.
3 home internet providers serve Brookeville
100% of 53 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 98% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 100% | 980/880 |
| Xfinity | Cable | 98% | 1,200/35 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 91% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Brookeville is Thursday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Brookeville, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
Accepted at the curb
- Plastic bottles, containers, and tubs
- Cans
- Glass bottles and jars
- Aluminum cans and foil products
- Mixed paper
From townofbrookevillemd.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026; pages dated 2018-07-10, 2021-05-11. 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.
Brookeville is in Montgomery County Public Schools.
Test scores and every school: see 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 Aug 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Mar 11, 2026.
Brookeville is in ZIP code 20833
ZIP codes where Brookeville residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Brookeville | ZIP’s residents in Brookeville |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20833 | Brookeville, MD | 100% | 2% |
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 Brookeville
Who supplies Brookeville’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
WSSC Water (EPA ID MD0150005). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 82% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2018–Dec 2020), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Brookeville?
Potomac Electric Power (Potomac Electric Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 21.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Brookeville?
Verizon, Xfinity, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Brookeville?
20833. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Brookeville in?
Montgomery County Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Brookeville?
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 Montgomery 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: Brookeville’s own website (townofbrookevillemd.org), read Oct 22, 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.