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The Boothbay handbook

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

Boothbay has its own drop-off, Boothbay Region Refuse Transfer Station. Elections in Boothbay are run by Boothbay itself; register with the Boothbay Registrar of Voters.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Boothbay, 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 Boothbay.

Electricity

Power comes from Central Maine Power

Central Maine Power (Central Maine Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Boothbay. 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 Boothbay Region Water District

Boothbay Region Water District supplies Boothbay: about 21% of residents live in its service area. About 79% 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 8,448 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. ME0090200.

Internet

7 home internet providers serve Boothbay

98% of 2,448 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 87% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber96%1,000/1,000
Fidium FiberFiber83%2,000/2,000
Consolidated CommunicationsDSL2%10/1
VerizonFixed wireless30%300/20
Redzone WirelessFixed wireless25%50/15
AT&TFixed wireless13%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

A county or regional provider runs trash and recycling for Boothbay

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

How trash works hereCounty or districtA county or regional provider runs trash and recyclingtownofboothbay.org
Transfer station

Boothbay Region Refuse Transfer Station

We couldn’t find its opening hours.

From townofboothbay.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. 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.

Boothbay kids go to
PK–8Boothbay Region Elem Schoolin Boothbay Harbor
9–12Boothbay Region High Schoolin Boothbay Harbor

Boothbay is in Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor Community School District.

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

Boothbay spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of BoothbayZIP’s residents in Boothbay
04537Boothbay, ME67%100%
04544East Boothbay, ME23%100%
04571Trevett, ME10%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 Boothbay

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

Boothbay Region Water District (EPA ID ME0090200). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% 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 Boothbay?

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 Boothbay?

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

What ZIP codes are in Boothbay?

04537 (67%), 04544 (23%), 04571 (10%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Boothbay in?

Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor Community School District.

How do I register to vote in Boothbay?

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 Boothbay Registrar of Voters. 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: Boothbay’s own website (townofboothbay.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.