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The Easton handbook

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

In Easton, trash day is Thursday (Pine Tree Waste collects). The Windermere Apartments water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule), beginning Apr 2022.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Easton, 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 Easton.

Electricity

Power comes from Versant Power

Versant Power (Versant Power), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Easton. Its homes paid an average of 30.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $150 a month (its average across Maine, for customers on its standard service). Maine lets you buy power from another supplier; 5% of Versant Power’s home customers do, and Versant Power still delivers it.

Start or move service: versantpower.com · (207) 945-5621

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 Windermere Apartments water system

The Windermere Apartments water system supplies Easton: 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 50 people in all.

1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule), beginning Apr 2022. 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile3.9 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 3.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 33.0 ppb. That’s higher than 85% 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. ME0092308.

Internet

7 home internet providers serve Easton

94% of 597 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 68% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber92%1,000/1,000
Fidium FiberFiber66%2,000/2,000
Consolidated CommunicationsDSL5%10/1
Aroostook TechnologiesFixed wireless89%50/50
Redzone WirelessFixed wireless54%50/15
AT&TFixed wireless23%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

Trash day in Easton is Thursday

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

Trash haulerPine Tree WastePicks up trash in Eastoneastonme.com
Trash dayThursdayEvery week
Pickup calendar

This month

  • TrashEvery week
Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsSpring and fall clean-up collection point at the new town garage on the Fry Pan Road for household junk such as appliances, tires, furniture, wood; wood must be separated; no household garbage or universal waste

From eastonme.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026. 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.

Easton kids go to
PK–6Easton Elementary SchoolEaston
7–12Easton Junior-Senior High SchEaston

Easton is in Easton.

B+School 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

Easton is in ZIP code 04740

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of EastonZIP’s residents in Easton
04740Easton, 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 Easton

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

The Windermere Apartments water system (EPA ID ME0092308). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.9 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Easton?

Versant Power (Versant Power), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 30.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Easton?

Spectrum, Fidium Fiber, Consolidated Communications, Aroostook Technologies, Redzone Wireless, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Easton?

04740. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Easton in?

Easton.

How do I register to vote in Easton?

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 Easton 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: Easton’s own website (eastonme.com), 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 National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.