Winn Road School · Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Cumberland, ME: what to set up and who to call
Cumberland has its own drop-off, Yard Waste & Composting Facility. New voters sign up with the Cumberland Town Clerk, which runs Cumberland’s elections.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Cumberland, 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 Cumberland.
Power comes from Central Maine Power
Central Maine Power (Central Maine Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Cumberland. 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 Portland Water District-Greater
Portland Water District-Greater supplies Cumberland: about 71% of residents live in its service area. About 29% 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 135,068 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 1.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.9 ppb. That’s higher than 58% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. ME0091300.
8 home internet providers serve Cumberland
99% of 3,226 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 64% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 1,000/35 |
| Fidium Fiber | Fiber | 63% | 2,000/2,000 |
| GoNetspeed | Fiber | 14% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Consolidated Communications | DSL | 12% | 40/10 |
| Redzone Wireless | Fixed wireless | 56% | 50/15 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 27% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Cumberland is any weekday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Cumberland, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (any weekday)Look up your day on townofcumberlandmaine.gov
- RecyclingEvery week
Brush Dump Facility
11 Stiles Way, Cumberland, ME
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Cost: Residential Annual Pass $40; Residential Day Pass $15; Residential One Trip Pass $10; no fee for residents age 65+ effective January 1, 2026 (proof of age and residency required)
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
From townofcumberlandmaine.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated JANUARY 2026, January 1, 2026. 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.
Cumberland is in School Administrative District 51.
ASchool 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.
Cumberland spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Cumberland residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Cumberland | ZIP’s residents in Cumberland |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04021 | Cumberland Center, ME | 79% | 100% |
| 04110 | Cumberland Foreside, ME | 21% | 100% |
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 Cumberland
Who supplies Cumberland’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Portland Water District-Greater (EPA ID ME0091300). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.5 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Cumberland?
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 Cumberland?
Spectrum, Fidium Fiber, GoNetspeed, Consolidated Communications, Redzone Wireless, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Cumberland?
04021 (79%), 04110 (21%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Cumberland in?
School Administrative District 51.
How do I register to vote in Cumberland?
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 Cumberland 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: Cumberland’s own website (townofcumberlandmaine.gov), 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.