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The Burnham handbook

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

Burnham runs its own elections, so the Burnham Town Clerk, not a county office, keeps the voter rolls. Public schools here are run by School Administrative District 53.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Burnham, 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 Burnham.

Electricity

Power comes from Central Maine Power

Central Maine Power (Central Maine Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Burnham. 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 Dover Realty Ventures MHP LLC

Dover Realty Ventures MHP LLC supplies Burnham: about 2% of residents live in its service area. About 98% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 145 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.

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

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 0.6 ppb. 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. ME0001978.

Internet

7 home internet providers serve Burnham

91% of 654 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 81% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable63%1,000/1,000
UniTelFiber60%2,000/2,000
Fidium FiberFiber22%2,000/2,000
Consolidated CommunicationsDSL7%10/1
T-MobileFixed wireless27%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless9%25/6

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Burnham’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Burnham.

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

Burnham kids go to
PK–KManson Park Schoolin Pittsfield
1–4Vickery Schoolin Pittsfield
5–8Warsaw Middle Schoolin Pittsfield

Burnham is in School Administrative District 53.

CSchool 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

Burnham is in ZIP code 04922

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of BurnhamZIP’s residents in Burnham
04922Burnham, 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.

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

Questions about living in Burnham

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

Dover Realty Ventures MHP LLC (EPA ID ME0001978). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Burnham?

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 Burnham?

Spectrum, UniTel, Fidium Fiber, Consolidated Communications, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Burnham?

04922. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Burnham in?

School Administrative District 53.

How do I register to vote in Burnham?

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 Burnham 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: 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.