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The Frankfort handbook

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

New voters sign up with the Frankfort Town Clerk, which runs Frankfort’s elections. The closest public drop-off to Frankfort is Winterport Transfer Station, 4 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.

Trash & dumpWhich school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

What to set up in Frankfort, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerCentral Maine Powerinvestor-owned utility · 27.4¢/kWhMore →Internet6 providers74% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNearest public drop-offWinterport Transfer Station, 4 miMore →SchoolRegion School Unit 22Which school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code04438Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Frankfort.

Electricity

Power comes from Central Maine Power

Central Maine Power (Central Maine Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Frankfort. 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.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Frankfort

74% of 597 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 70% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Fidium FiberFiber68%2,000/2,000
Consolidated CommunicationsDSL4%80/20
Redzone WirelessFixed wireless77%50/15
T-MobileFixed wireless49%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless46%300/20
AT&TFixed wireless2%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

The nearest public drop-off is 4 miles away

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Frankfort.

Nearest public drop-off · 3.7 mi from the center of Frankfort

Winterport Transfer Station

40 Transfer Station Road, Winterport, ME, 04496

This isn’t Frankfort’s own facility. Whether Frankfort residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.

OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Frankfort kids go to
PK–42 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
5–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Hampden Academyin Hampden

Frankfort is in Region School Unit 22.

A−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.

Town HallBudget, officials, electionsFrankfort’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereFrankfort Town ClerkFrankfort runs its own elections (town clerk). 48 A Main Rd South, Frankfort, ME 04438 · (207) 223-5546FVAP, Oct 2026
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placemaine.govThe state’s voter lookup

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

Frankfort is in ZIP code 04438

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of FrankfortZIP’s residents in Frankfort
04438Frankfort, ME100%100%

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.

Nearest emergency roomMainehealth Waldo Hospital10.8 miles awayGet a library cardWaldo Peirce Reading Room11a Main Road South · (207) 223-4438

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Frankfort

Who provides electricity in Frankfort?

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 Frankfort?

Fidium Fiber, Consolidated Communications, Redzone Wireless, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Frankfort?

04438. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Frankfort in?

Region School Unit 22.

How do I register to vote in Frankfort?

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 Frankfort Town Clerk. Check your registration at maine.gov.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
  • Trash: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
  • 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.