Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Living in Ellsworth, ME: what to set up and who to call
Ellsworth Water Department reported 5 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×5. 80% of systems its size reported none. Ellsworth runs its own elections, so the Ellsworth Town Clerk, not a county office, keeps the voter rolls.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Ellsworth, 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 Ellsworth.
Power comes from Versant Power
Versant Power (Versant Power), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Ellsworth. 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.
Water comes from Ellsworth Water Department
Ellsworth Water Department supplies Ellsworth: about 35% of residents live in its service area. About 65% 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 3,910 people in all.
5 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×5, the latest beginning Oct 2024. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 4.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 4.8 ppb. That’s higher than 87% 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. ME0090520.
10 home internet providers serve Ellsworth
97% of 3,877 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 90% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fidium Fiber | Fiber | 78% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 75% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Union River Telephone Company | Fiber | 30% | 100/100 |
| Consolidated Communications | DSL | 5% | 40/10 |
| Premium Choice Broadband | Fiber | 2% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 61% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Pine Tree Waste (Casella) picks up trash in Ellsworth
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Ellsworth, from the town’s own site.
Accepted at the curb
- Magazines, flyers, news print, newspaper
- Clean soup cans
- Clean disposable baking pans
- Clean coffee cans
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check ellsworthmaine.gov →
From ellsworthmaine.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated 2026-07-13T19:26:55+00:00, 2026-09-30, 2026-09-30T22:44:34+00:00. 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.
Ellsworth is in Ellsworth Public Schools.
BSchool 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.
Ellsworth is in ZIP code 04605
ZIP codes where Ellsworth residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Ellsworth | ZIP’s residents in Ellsworth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04605 | Ellsworth, ME | 100% | 62% |
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 Ellsworth
Who supplies Ellsworth’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Ellsworth Water Department (EPA ID ME0090520). It reported 5 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×5. 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 4.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Ellsworth?
Versant Power (Versant Power), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 30.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Ellsworth?
Fidium Fiber, Spectrum, Union River Telephone Company, Consolidated Communications, Premium Choice Broadband, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Ellsworth?
04605. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Ellsworth in?
Ellsworth Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Ellsworth?
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 Ellsworth 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: Ellsworth’s own website (ellsworthmaine.gov), 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.