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The Calverton handbook

Living in Calverton, MD: what to set up and who to call

Calverton has no town government of its own, so Montgomery County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Montgomery County Public Schools. The closest public drop-off to Calverton is Buddy Attick Park Recycling Drop-off Center, 5 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.

Calverton has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Montgomery County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Calverton’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Calverton, 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 Calverton.

Electricity

Power comes from Potomac Electric Power

Potomac Electric Power (Potomac Electric Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves 84.8% of Calverton residents. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from WSSC Water

WSSC Water supplies almost all of Calverton. 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.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

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.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Calverton

100% of 3,133 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 88% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable100%2,000/250
VerizonFiber, Fixed wireless99%2,300/2,300
T-MobileFixed wireless67%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless58%100/20
Believe BroadbandFixed wireless4%10/1

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

Trash & recycling

The nearest public drop-off is 5 miles away

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Calverton.

Nearest public drop-off · 4.8 mi from the center of Calverton

Buddy Attick Park Recycling Drop-off Center

555 Crescent Road, Greenbelt, MD, 20770 · run by City of Greenbelt

This isn’t Calverton’s own facility. Whether Calverton residents may use it is the town’s rule: check montgomerycountymd.gov.

OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Calverton kids go to
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–879 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–1249 high schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Calverton (69%) is in Montgomery County Public Schools; parts are in Prince George's County Public Schools (31%).

CSchool gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Calverton is unincorporated, so Montgomery County is the local government.

Local governmentMontgomery CountyCalverton is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
County services and officesmontgomerycountymd.govMontgomery County’s official site
Who runs elections hereMontgomery County Board of ElectionsElections here are run by Montgomery County (county election office). Most of Calverton (62%) votes here; the rest in Prince George's County (38%). P.O. Box 10159, Rockville, MD 20849-0159 · (240) 777-8550FVAP, Aug 2025
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placevoterservices.elections.maryland.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Mar 11, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Calverton spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of CalvertonZIP’s residents in Calverton
20904Silver Spring, MD63%18%
20705Beltsville, MD37%22%

A few homes fall in 20707.

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 Calverton

Who supplies Calverton’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 Calverton?

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 Calverton?

Xfinity, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T, Believe Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Calverton?

20904 (63%), 20705 (37%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Calverton in?

Montgomery County Public Schools. Parts of the city are in Prince George's County Public Schools.

How do I register to vote in Calverton?

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: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
  • 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.