Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Caratunk

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
The Caratunk handbook

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

Elections in Caratunk are run by Caratunk itself; register with the Caratunk Town Clerk. The nearest emergency room is Northern Light Mayo Hospital, 32.5 miles away.

Trash & dumpWhich school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

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

PowerCentral Maine Powerinvestor-owned utility · 27.4¢/kWhMore →
InternetWhich providers serve CaratunkData pending · FCC map (D4)
Trash & dumpFrom the town’s siteTrash and recycling rulesMore →SchoolCaratunkWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code04925Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from Central Maine Power

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

Which providers serve Caratunk

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Caratunk, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.

Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.

Trash & recycling

Trash and recycling in Caratunk

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

What goes in the recycling bin

Accepted at the curb

  • Cardboard
  • Household Metal
  • Glass
  • Plastic
caratunkmaine.gov
Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsTown provides demo containers several times a year at the CFWF Transfer Station, noted on the calendar; other times residents may bring demo at their own cost

We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check caratunkmaine.gov →

From caratunkmaine.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated 2025-01-07T15:16:33+00:00, 2025-01-07T15:29:35+00:00. 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.

Caratunk is in Caratunk.

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, electionsCaratunk’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereCaratunk Town ClerkCaratunk runs its own elections (town clerk). 11 School Street, Caratunk, ME 04925 · (207) 672-3030FVAP, 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

Caratunk is in ZIP code 04925

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of CaratunkZIP’s residents in Caratunk
04925Caratunk, ME100%93%
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 roomNorthern Light Mayo Hospital32.5 miles awayGet a library cardBingham Union Library297 Main Street · (207) 672-3002

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

Questions about living in Caratunk

Who provides electricity in Caratunk?

Central Maine Power (Central Maine Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 27.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What ZIP codes are in Caratunk?

04925. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Caratunk in?

Caratunk.

How do I register to vote in Caratunk?

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 Caratunk 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: Caratunk’s own website (caratunkmaine.gov), read Oct 23, 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): pending.