Photo: Generic1139 · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Mountain Lake Park, MD: what to set up and who to call
The closest public drop-off to Mountain Lake Park is Webers Refuse & Recycling Site, 1 mile out; the town decides whether residents may use it. Shentel is the only wired internet provider that reaches most of Mountain Lake Park.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Mountain Lake Park, 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 Mountain Lake Park.
Power comes from Potomac Edison
Potomac Edison (The Potomac Edison Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Mountain Lake Park. 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 Town of Mountain Lake Park
Town of Mountain Lake Park supplies Mountain Lake Park: about 92% of residents live in its service area. Town of Oakland serves another 8%. About 4% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water (EPA lists Town of Oakland as seller) and serves 3,000 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 1.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 65% 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. MD0110007.
5 home internet providers serve Mountain Lake Park
100% of 803 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 5% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shentel | Cable | 99% | 1,000/50 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 36% | 2,300/2,300 |
| Neubeam | Fixed wireless | 100% | 300/40 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 89% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 16% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Mountain Lake Park is Tuesday or Wednesday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Mountain Lake Park, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (Tue or Wed)
From mtnlakepark.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026. 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.
Mountain Lake Park is in Garrett County Public Schools.
B−School gradeSee 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 Mar 2018; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Mar 11, 2026.
Mountain Lake Park is in ZIP code 21550
ZIP codes where Mountain Lake Park residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Mountain Lake Park | ZIP’s residents in Mountain Lake Park |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21550 | Oakland, MD | 100% | 16% |
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 Mountain Lake Park
Who supplies Mountain Lake Park’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Town of Mountain Lake Park (EPA ID MD0110007). 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 1.6 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Mountain Lake Park?
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 Mountain Lake Park?
Shentel, Verizon, Neubeam, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Mountain Lake Park?
21550. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Mountain Lake Park in?
Garrett County Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Mountain Lake Park?
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 Garrett 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: Mountain Lake Park’s own website (mtnlakepark.org), 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.