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The Amherst handbook

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

New voters sign up with the Amherst Registrar of Voters, which runs Amherst’s elections. For an emergency, Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center is the closest ER, 17.6 miles away.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

What to set up in Amherst, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerVersant Powerinvestor-owned utility · 30.1¢/kWhMore →Internet4 providers96% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Amherst’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolAirline Community School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code04605Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Amherst.

Electricity

Power comes from Versant Power

Versant Power (Versant Power), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Amherst. Its homes paid an average of 30.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $150 a month (its average across Maine, for customers on its standard service). Maine lets you buy power from another supplier; 5% of Versant Power’s home customers do, and Versant Power still delivers it.

Start or move service: versantpower.com · (207) 945-5621

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Amherst

96% of 151 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 95% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Union River Telephone CompanyFiber96%100/100
VerizonFixed wireless22%25/6
AT&TFixed wireless3%25/3
T-MobileFixed wireless3%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Amherst’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Amherst.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Amherst 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.

Amherst kids go to
PK–8Airline Community Schoolin Aurora

Amherst is in Airline Community School District.

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.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Town HallBudget, officials, electionsAmherst’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereAmherst Registrar of VotersAmherst runs its own elections (town clerk). 572 Airline Rd, Amherst, ME 04605 · (207) 584-5725FVAP, Oct 2026
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placemaine.govThe state’s voter lookup

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

Amherst is in ZIP code 04605

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of AmherstZIP’s residents in Amherst
04605Ellsworth, ME100%2%
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.

Nearest emergency roomNorthern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center17.6 miles awayGet a library cardOld Town Public Library46 Middle Street · (207) 827-3972

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Amherst

Who provides electricity in Amherst?

Versant Power (Versant Power), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 30.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Amherst?

Union River Telephone Company, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Amherst?

04605. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Amherst in?

Airline Community School District.

How do I register to vote in Amherst?

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 Amherst Registrar of Voters. Check your registration at maine.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 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.