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The Bremen handbook

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

Bremen runs its own elections, so the Bremen Town Clerk, not a county office, keeps the voter rolls. Two school districts split the grades in Bremen: Bremen and Great Salt Bay Community School District.

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

I’m new in town

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

PowerCentral Maine Powerinvestor-owned utility · 27.4¢/kWhMore →Internet3 providers92% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Bremen’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolBremen and Great Salt Bay Community districtsWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code04551Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from Central Maine Power

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

3 home internet providers serve Bremen

92% of 623 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 92% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Tidewater O.p.e.n.Fiber88%100/100
Tidewater TelecomDSL20%10/1
T-MobileFixed wireless3%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 Bremen’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Bremen.

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

Bremen kids go to
PK–8Great Salt Bay Community Schoolin Damariscotta

Bremen is in two districts that split the grades: Bremen and Great Salt Bay 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, electionsBremen’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereBremen Town ClerkBremen runs its own elections (town clerk). 208 Waldoboro Rd, Bremen, ME 04551 · (207) 529-5945FVAP, 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

Bremen is in ZIP code 04551

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of BremenZIP’s residents in Bremen
04551Bremen, ME100%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.

Nearest emergency roomLincolnhealth6.7 miles awayGet a library cardBremen Public Library204 Waldoboro Rd · (207) 529-5572

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

Questions about living in Bremen

Who provides electricity in Bremen?

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 Bremen?

Tidewater O.p.e.n., Tidewater Telecom, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Bremen?

04551. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Bremen in?

Bremen and Great Salt Bay Community School District.

How do I register to vote in Bremen?

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 Bremen 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.