Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Living in Bucksport, ME: what to set up and who to call
There is no curbside pickup in Bucksport: residents take trash to Bucksport Solid Waste Facility (Transfer Station). Voting is local here: the Bucksport Town Clerk registers voters and runs elections, not the county.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Bucksport, 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 Bucksport.
Power comes from Central Maine Power
Central Maine Power (Central Maine Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Bucksport. 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 Bucksport Division
Maine Water Company Bucksport Division supplies Bucksport: about 43% of residents live in its service area. About 57% 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 1,700 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 69% of similar systems’ latest results.
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. ME0090280.
8 home internet providers serve Bucksport
96% of 2,184 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 26% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 90% | 1,000/35 |
| Consolidated Communications | DSL | 36% | 10/1 |
| Fidium Fiber | Fiber | 25% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Redzone Wireless | Fixed wireless | 58% | 50/15 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 52% | 100/20 |
| Wireless Partners | Fixed wireless | 26% | 50/10 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
No curbside pickup in Bucksport: trash goes to the transfer station
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Bucksport, from the town’s own site.
Bucksport Solid Waste Facility (Transfer Station)
16 Transfer Station Road, Bucksport, ME 04416
- Mon7 am–5 pm
- Tue7 am–5 pm
- Sat7 am–5 pm
- Sun7 am–5 pm
Cost: $20 per vehicle, annually July 1 - June 30, with proof of residency
From bucksportmaine.gov, cms5.revize.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-07-01. 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.
Bucksport is in Region School Unit 25.
B−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.
Bucksport is in ZIP code 04416
ZIP codes where Bucksport residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Bucksport | ZIP’s residents in Bucksport |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04416 | Bucksport, ME | 100% | 91% |
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 Bucksport
Who supplies Bucksport’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Maine Water Company Bucksport Division (EPA ID ME0090280). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Bucksport?
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 Bucksport?
Spectrum, Consolidated Communications, Fidium Fiber, Redzone Wireless, T-Mobile, Wireless Partners (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Bucksport?
04416. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bucksport in?
Region School Unit 25.
How do I register to vote in Bucksport?
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 Bucksport 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: Bucksport’s own website (bucksportmaine.gov, cms5.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.