Photo: Ken Gallager · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Eastport, ME: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in Eastport comes from Passamaquoddy Water District, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 0.8 ppb. Power in Eastport comes from Eastern Maine Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Eastport, 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 Eastport.
Power comes from Eastern Maine Electric Coop
Eastern Maine Electric Coop (Eastern Maine Electric Coop), a cooperative utility, serves all of Eastport. Its homes paid an average of 19.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $101 a month (its average across Maine).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Passamaquoddy Water District
Passamaquoddy Water District supplies Eastport: about 93% of residents live in its service area. About 7% 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 2,125 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 0.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 55% 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. ME0090510.
3 home internet providers serve Eastport
98% of 937 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 85% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 96% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Fidium Fiber | Fiber | 85% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Wireless Partners | Fixed wireless | 20% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Eastport
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Eastport, from the town’s own site.
Eastport Recycling Center
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Accepted at the curb
- Dry food boxes (cereal, etc.)
- Envelope boxes, shirt boxes
- Junk mail paper goods
From eastport-me.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 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.
Eastport is in Eastport.
D−School 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.
Eastport is in ZIP code 04631
ZIP codes where Eastport residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Eastport | ZIP’s residents in Eastport |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04631 | Eastport, 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 Eastport
Who supplies Eastport’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Passamaquoddy Water District (EPA ID ME0090510). 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 0.8 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Eastport?
Eastern Maine Electric Coop (Eastern Maine Electric Coop), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 19.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Eastport?
Spectrum, Fidium Fiber, Wireless Partners (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Eastport?
04631. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Eastport in?
Eastport.
How do I register to vote in Eastport?
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 Eastport 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: Eastport’s own website (eastport-me.gov), read Oct 22, 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.