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The Belgrade handbook

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

Belgrade runs its own elections, so the Belgrade Town Clerk, not a county office, keeps the voter rolls. Most of Belgrade has one wired internet choice: Spectrum.

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

I’m new in town

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

PowerCentral Maine Powerinvestor-owned utility · 27.4¢/kWhMore →Internet7 providers97% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Belgrade’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolRegion School Unit 18Which school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code04917Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from Central Maine Power

Central Maine Power (Central Maine Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Belgrade. Its homes paid an average of 27.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $147 a month (its average across Maine, for customers on its standard service). Maine lets you buy power from another supplier; 8% of Central Maine Power’s home customers do, and Central Maine Power still delivers it.

Start or move service: cmpco.com · (800) 750-4000

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

Internet

7 home internet providers serve Belgrade

97% of 2,101 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 26% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber95%1,000/1,000
Fidium FiberFiber27%2,000/2,000
Consolidated CommunicationsDSL14%100/40
T-MobileFixed wireless17%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless10%300/20
AT&TFixed wireless10%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Belgrade’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Belgrade.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupCheck townofbelgrade.comOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Belgrade 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.

Belgrade kids go to
PK–5Belgrade Central SchoolRegion School Unit 18
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Messalonskee High Schoolin Oakland

Belgrade is in Region School Unit 18.

B+School 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.

Official sitetownofbelgrade.comBelgrade’s own websiteWikidataTown HallBudget, officials, electionsBelgrade’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereBelgrade Town ClerkBelgrade runs its own elections (town clerk). 990 Augusta Road, Belgrade, ME 04917 · (207) 495-2258FVAP, 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

Belgrade is in ZIP code 04917

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of BelgradeZIP’s residents in Belgrade
04917Belgrade, ME100%99%

A few homes fall in 04918.

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 roomMaine General Medical Center12.6 miles awayGet a library cardBelgrade Public Library124 Depot Road · (207) 495-3508

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

Questions about living in Belgrade

Who provides electricity in Belgrade?

Central Maine Power (Central Maine Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 27.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Belgrade?

Spectrum, Fidium Fiber, Consolidated Communications, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Belgrade?

04917. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Belgrade in?

Region School Unit 18.

How do I register to vote in Belgrade?

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 Belgrade Town Clerk. 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.