Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Living in Biddeford, ME: what to set up and who to call
Biddeford runs its own elections, so the Biddeford Town Clerk, not a county office, keeps the voter rolls. The closest public drop-off to Biddeford is Saco Transfer Station, 4 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Biddeford, 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 Biddeford.
Power comes from Central Maine Power
Central Maine Power (Central Maine Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Biddeford. 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.
Water comes from Maine Water Company Biddeford Saco Div
Maine Water Company Biddeford Saco Div supplies Biddeford: about 90% of residents live in its service area. About 9% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water (EPA lists Kennebunk, Kennebunkport & Wells WD as seller) and serves 42,508 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
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. ME0090170.
8 home internet providers serve Biddeford
99% of 6,884 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 87% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/35 |
| Fidium Fiber | Fiber, DSL | 86% | 2,000/2,000 |
| GoNetspeed | Fiber | 60% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Consolidated Communications | DSL | 4% | 60/20 |
| Redzone Wireless | Fixed wireless | 61% | 50/15 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 49% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Biddeford depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Biddeford, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on biddefordmaine.org →
- RecyclingEvery week, same day as trash
Biddeford Recycling Center/Transfer Station
371 Hill Street, Biddeford, Maine
- Wed7 am–4:45 pm
- Thu7 am–4:45 pm
- Fri7 am–4:45 pm
- Sat7 am–4:45 pm
Accepted at the curb
- Corrugated Cardboard (Wavy center layer)
- Boxboard (Dry-food boxes, egg cartons, paper towel rolls, etc.)
- Junk Mail, Glossy Inserts, Newspapers, Periodicals, Envelopes, and Catalogs
- Office Paper
- Paper bags
- Telephone books
- Paper cups
- Empty kitchen, laundry, and bath containers
- Clamshell packaging
- Aluminum and Steel Cans
- Aluminum Foil
- Bi-metal cans
- Empty food and beverage bottles and jars
From biddefordmaine.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 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.
Biddeford is in Biddeford.
C−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 Oct 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Biddeford is in ZIP code 04005
ZIP codes where Biddeford residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Biddeford | ZIP’s residents in Biddeford |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04005 | Biddeford, ME | 100% | 91% |
A few homes fall in 04006. 04007 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
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 Biddeford
Who supplies Biddeford’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Maine Water Company Biddeford Saco Div (EPA ID ME0090170). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% 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 Biddeford?
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 Biddeford?
Spectrum, Fidium Fiber, GoNetspeed, Consolidated Communications, Redzone Wireless, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Biddeford?
04005. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Biddeford in?
Biddeford.
How do I register to vote in Biddeford?
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 Biddeford 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: Biddeford’s own website (biddefordmaine.org), 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.