Western Maryland Railway, Cumberland Extension Right-of-Way, Mile 126 to Mile 159.8 · Photo: Jet Lowe · Public domainLiving in Little Orleans, MD: what to set up and who to call
Little Orleans has no town government of its own, so Allegany County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Allegany County Public Schools. The closest ER is Valley Health War Memorial Hospital, 11.1 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Little Orleans, 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 Little Orleans.
Power comes from Potomac Edison
Potomac Edison (The Potomac Edison Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Little Orleans. 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.
Which providers serve Little Orleans
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Little Orleans, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
We don’t have Little Orleans’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Little Orleans.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Little Orleans is in Allegany 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Little Orleans is unincorporated, so Allegany County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Mar 11, 2026.
Little Orleans is in ZIP code 21766
ZIP codes where Little Orleans residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Little Orleans | ZIP’s residents in Little Orleans |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21766 | Little Orleans, MD | 100% | 10% |
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 Little Orleans
Who provides electricity in Little Orleans?
Potomac Edison (The Potomac Edison Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 15.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Little Orleans?
21766. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Little Orleans in?
Allegany County Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Little Orleans?
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 Allegany 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.
- 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): pending.