Photo: Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Durham, ME: what to set up and who to call
Elections in Durham are run by Durham itself; register with the Durham Town Clerk. The closest public drop-off to Durham is Lisbon Transfer Station, 3 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Durham, 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 Durham.
Power comes from Central Maine Power
Central Maine Power (Central Maine Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Durham. 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 Country Acres Trailer Park
Country Acres Trailer Park supplies Durham: about 0% of residents live in its service area. About 100% 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 75 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. ME0006648.
7 home internet providers serve Durham
98% of 1,584 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 75% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 94% | 2,000/250 |
| Fidium Fiber | Fiber | 75% | 2,000/2,000 |
| GoNetspeed | DSL | 8% | 50/5 |
| Spectrum | Cable | 3% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 45% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 18% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Durham is Wednesday, Thursday or Friday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Durham, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (Wed, Thu or Fri)The town’s pickup schedule (PDF)
- RecyclingEvery week
Accepted at the curb
- Cardboard & Boxboard (clean & dry)
- Junk Mail, Periodicals, Office Paper & Paper Cups
- Plastic Bottles, Jugs, Tubs, & Lids
- Glass Bottles & Jars
- Aluminum & Steel Cans
From durhammaine.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2016. 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.
Durham is in Region School Unit 05.
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.
Durham is in ZIP code 04222
ZIP codes where Durham residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Durham | ZIP’s residents in Durham |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04222 | Durham, ME | 100% | 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 Durham
Who supplies Durham’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Country Acres Trailer Park (EPA ID ME0006648). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Durham?
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 Durham?
Xfinity, Fidium Fiber, GoNetspeed, Spectrum, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Durham?
04222. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Durham in?
Region School Unit 05.
How do I register to vote in Durham?
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 Durham 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: Durham’s own website (durhammaine.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.