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The Berwick handbook

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

Berwick Water Department reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a disinfection byproducts requirement (Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule), beginning Oct 2022. There is no curbside pickup in Berwick: residents take trash to Berwick Transfer Station.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Berwick, 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 Berwick.

Electricity

Power comes from Central Maine Power

Central Maine Power (Central Maine Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Berwick. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Berwick Water Department

Berwick Water Department supplies Berwick: about 28% of residents live in its service area. About 71% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 2,845 people in all.

1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a disinfection byproducts requirement (Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule), beginning Oct 2022. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none.

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

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. ME0090150.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Berwick

99% of 2,935 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable, Fiber98%2,000/250
Consolidated CommunicationsDSL32%10/1
T-MobileFixed wireless25%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless25%25/3
VerizonFixed wireless22%300/20
Redzone WirelessFixed wireless4%50/15

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

Trash & recycling

No curbside pickup in Berwick: trash goes to the transfer station

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Berwick, from the town’s own site.

How trash works hereDrop-off onlyNo curbside pickup: you take it to the drop-offberwickmaine.gov
Transfer stationBerwick Transfer StationHours ↓
Transfer station · where your trash goes

Berwick Transfer Station

Permit needed
MTWTFSS
8a
10a
12p
2p
4p
  • Tue8 am–4 pm
  • Sat8 am–4 pm
  • Sun8 am–4 pm
Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsBulky waste accepted at the transfer station for a fee by item, e.g. mattress $10 half load or $15 full load
Get the permit from Town Hall(207) 698-1101Mon 8:00am-5:30pm; Tue 8:00am-5:00pm; Wed 8:00am-5:30pm; Thu 8:00am-5:00pm

From berwickmaine.gov, cms2.revize.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated February 1, 2023. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Berwick kids go to
K–3Vivian E Hussey SchoolSchool Administrative District 60
6–7Noble Middle SchoolSchool Administrative District 60
8–12Noble High Schoolin North Berwick

Berwick is in School Administrative District 60.

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.

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

Berwick is in ZIP code 03901

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of BerwickZIP’s residents in Berwick
03901Berwick, ME100%100%

A few homes fall in 03908.

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 Berwick

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

Berwick Water Department (EPA ID ME0090150). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a disinfection byproducts requirement (Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Berwick?

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 Berwick?

Xfinity, Consolidated Communications, T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon, Redzone Wireless (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Berwick?

03901. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Berwick in?

School Administrative District 60.

How do I register to vote in Berwick?

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 Berwick 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: Berwick’s own website (berwickmaine.gov, cms2.revize.com), read Oct 21, 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 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.