Photo: Acroterion · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Jefferson, MD: what to set up and who to call
Jefferson has no town government of its own, so Frederick County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Frederick County Public Schools. Xfinity is the only wired internet provider that reaches most of Jefferson.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Jefferson, 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 Jefferson.
Power comes from Potomac Edison
Potomac Edison (The Potomac Edison Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Jefferson. Its homes paid an average of 15.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $172 a month (its average across Maryland, for customers on its standard service). Maryland lets you buy power from another supplier; 2% of Potomac Edison’s home customers do, and Potomac Edison still delivers it.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Cambridge Farms water system
The Cambridge Farms water system supplies Jefferson: about 41% of residents live in its service area. Copperfield serves another 17%. New Design - Frederick County serves another 7%. About 35% 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 953 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2015–Dec 2017, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2017: EPA has no newer result for this system.
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. MD0100033.
5 home internet providers serve Jefferson
100% of 1,050 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 83% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 74% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 70% | 25/3 |
| All Points Broadband | Fixed wireless | 11% | 10/1 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Jefferson’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Jefferson.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Jefferson is in Frederick County Public Schools.
A−School gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
No town hall: the county runs things
Jefferson is unincorporated, so Frederick County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Mar 11, 2026.
Jefferson is in ZIP code 21755
ZIP codes where Jefferson residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Jefferson | ZIP’s residents in Jefferson |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21755 | Jefferson, MD | 100% | 48% |
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 Jefferson
Who supplies Jefferson’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Cambridge Farms water system (EPA ID MD0100033). 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 1.0 ppb (Jan 2015–Dec 2017), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Jefferson?
Potomac Edison (The Potomac Edison Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 15.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Jefferson?
Xfinity, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, All Points Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Jefferson?
21755. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Jefferson in?
Frederick County Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Jefferson?
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 Frederick 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.