Living in Chisholm, ME: what to set up and who to call
Chisholm has no town government of its own, so Franklin County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Regional School Unit 73. Livermore Falls Water District has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 12.3 ppb, was higher than 99% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Chisholm, 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 Chisholm.
Power comes from Central Maine Power
Central Maine Power (Central Maine Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Chisholm. 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 Livermore Falls Water District
Livermore Falls Water District supplies Chisholm: about 52% of residents live in its service area. North Jay Water District serves another 15%. Jay Village Water District serves another 15%. About 18% 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 2,995 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 2021–Dec 2023, was 12.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 99% 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. ME0090880.
5 home internet providers serve Chisholm
100% of 534 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 90% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable | 96% | 1,000/35 |
| Fidium Fiber | Fiber | 89% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Redzone Wireless | Fixed wireless | 94% | 50/15 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 67% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 52% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Chisholm’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Chisholm.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Chisholm is in Region School Unit 73.
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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Chisholm is unincorporated, so Franklin County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Oct 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Chisholm is in ZIP code 04239
ZIP codes where Chisholm residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Chisholm | ZIP’s residents in Chisholm |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04239 | Jay, ME | 100% | 29% |
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 Chisholm
Who supplies Chisholm’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Livermore Falls Water District (EPA ID ME0090880). 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 12.3 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Chisholm?
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 Chisholm?
Spectrum, Fidium Fiber, Redzone Wireless, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Chisholm?
04239. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Chisholm in?
Region School Unit 73.
How do I register to vote in Chisholm?
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 Jay 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.