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The Federalsburg handbook

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

Trash goes out on Fridays in Federalsburg, collected by BIGG TYME. Children in Federalsburg attend Caroline County Public Schools.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Federalsburg, 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 Federalsburg.

Electricity

Power comes from Delmarva Power

Delmarva Power (Delmarva Power), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Federalsburg. Its homes paid an average of 21.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $214 a month (its average across Maryland, for customers on its standard service). Maryland lets you buy power from another supplier; 3% of Delmarva Power’s home customers do, and Delmarva 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 Town of Federalsburg water system

The Town of Federalsburg water system supplies almost all of Federalsburg. It draws ground water and serves 2,450 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.

Lead, 90th percentile2.5 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2023, was 2.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.2 ppb. That’s higher than 78% 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. MD0050002.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Federalsburg

100% of 972 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable100%2,000/250
VerizonFixed wireless85%300/20
AT&TFixed wireless81%100/20
BloosurfFixed wireless36%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

Trash day in Federalsburg is Friday

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Federalsburg, from the town’s own site.

Trash haulerBIGG TYMEPicks up trash in Federalsburgcms8.revize.com
Trash dayFridayEvery week
Pickup calendar

This month

  • TrashEvery week
What goes in the recycling bin

Accepted at the curb

  • Newspapers
  • Books
  • Magazines
  • Glass
  • Plastic
Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsTown bulk pickup on 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month; tickets bought at Town Hall by the day before pickup; $30 per large item, $10 per small item, one ticket per item

From townoffederalsburg.org, cms8.revize.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Federalsburg kids go to
PK–5Federalsburg Elementary SchoolCaroline County Public Schools
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Federalsburg is in Caroline County Public Schools.

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

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Federalsburg is in ZIP code 21632

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of FederalsburgZIP’s residents in Federalsburg
21632Federalsburg, MD100%43%
Area code410Wikidata

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 Federalsburg

Who supplies Federalsburg’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Town of Federalsburg water system (EPA ID MD0050002). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.5 ppb (Jan–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Federalsburg?

Delmarva Power (Delmarva Power), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 21.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Federalsburg?

Xfinity, Verizon, AT&T, Bloosurf (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Federalsburg?

21632. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Federalsburg in?

Caroline County Public Schools.

How do I register to vote in Federalsburg?

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 Caroline 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: Federalsburg’s own website (townoffederalsburg.org, cms8.revize.com), read Oct 23, 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.