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The Addison handbook

Living in Addison, ME: what to set up and who to call

Power in Addison comes from Eastern Maine Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Elections in Addison are run by Addison itself; register with the Addison Town Clerk.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Addison, 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 Addison.

Electricity

Power comes from Eastern Maine Electric Coop

Eastern Maine Electric Coop (Eastern Maine Electric Coop), a cooperative utility, serves 98.3% of Addison residents. Its homes paid an average of 19.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $101 a month (its average across Maine).

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 Addison Point Water District

Addison Point Water District supplies Addison: about 0% of residents live in its service area. About 100% 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 168 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.

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

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. 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. ME0090010.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Addison

82% of 696 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber80%1,000/50
Consolidated CommunicationsDSL21%10/1
Wireless PartnersFixed wireless94%50/10
T-MobileFixed wireless12%25/3
VerizonFixed wireless10%300/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Addison’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Addison.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Addison or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Addison kids go to
PK–6Daniel W Merritt SchoolSchool Administrative District 37
7–12Narraguagus High Schoolin Harrington

Addison is in School Administrative District 37.

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 Oct 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Addison is in ZIP code 04606

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of AddisonZIP’s residents in Addison
04606Addison, ME100%100%
Area code207Wikidata

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 Addison

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

Addison Point Water District (EPA ID ME0090010). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Addison?

Eastern Maine Electric Coop (Eastern Maine Electric Coop), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 19.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Addison?

Spectrum, Consolidated Communications, Wireless Partners, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Addison?

04606. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Addison in?

School Administrative District 37.

How do I register to vote in Addison?

In Maine you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (received 21 days before). Elections here are run by the Addison Town Clerk. Check your registration at maine.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 Aug 3, 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.