Photo: Bernt Rostad · CC BY 2.0Living in Fryeburg, ME: what to set up and who to call
There is no curbside pickup in Fryeburg: residents take trash to Town of Fryeburg Transfer Station. New voters sign up with the Fryeburg Registrar of Voters, which runs Fryeburg’s elections.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Fryeburg, 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 Fryeburg.
Power comes from Central Maine Power
Central Maine Power (Central Maine Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Fryeburg. 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 Fryeburg Water Company
Fryeburg Water Company supplies Fryeburg: about 38% of residents live in its service area. About 62% 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 2,085 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 2024–Dec 2026, was 1.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.5 ppb. That’s higher than 56% 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. ME0090600.
5 home internet providers serve Fryeburg
92% of 1,868 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 9% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 89% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Consolidated Communications | DSL | 30% | 50/20 |
| Fidium Fiber | Fiber | 6% | 2,000/2,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 26% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 9% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
No curbside pickup in Fryeburg: trash goes to the transfer station
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Fryeburg, from the town’s own site.
Town of Fryeburg Transfer Station
2025 Main Street, Fryeburg, ME 04037
- Mon6:30 am–4 pm
- Tue6:30 am–4 pm
- Wed6:30 am–4 pm
- Sat6:30 am–4 pm
Hours from OpenStreetMap. They can change with the season, so check with the town before you go.
Cost: $25 per year for Fryeburg residents (valid Sept 1 to Aug 31); temporary vehicle pass $10
Accepted at the curb
- All clean cardboard, paperboard, and pizza boxes
- Newspapers, advertising inserts, and mail
- Magazines, catalogs, phone books, hard cover books
- Clean paper plates (not soaked or caked with food or oils)
- Wrapping paper that can rip
- Milk & juice cartons
- Drink boxes and other aseptic containers (such as nut milk boxes)
- Shredded paper (contained in a clear plastic bag)
- Plastic rigid containers marked with a #1 - #7 (except Styrofoam, bags & films)
From fryeburgmaine.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 7/27/26. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. . Drop-off hours: OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Fryeburg is in School Administrative District 72.
C+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.
Fryeburg is in ZIP code 04037
ZIP codes where Fryeburg residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Fryeburg | ZIP’s residents in Fryeburg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04037 | Fryeburg, ME | 100% | 90% |
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 Fryeburg
When is the Fryeburg Transfer Station open?
Mon, Tue, Wed, Sat 6:30 am–4 pm, according to OpenStreetMap (as of Oct 9, 2026). Check fryeburgmaine.org before you go: the town sets the hours and who may use it.
Who supplies Fryeburg’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Fryeburg Water Company (EPA ID ME0090600). 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 1.2 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Fryeburg?
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 Fryeburg?
Spectrum, Consolidated Communications, Fidium Fiber, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Fryeburg?
04037. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Fryeburg in?
School Administrative District 72.
How do I register to vote in Fryeburg?
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 Fryeburg Registrar of Voters. 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: Fryeburg’s own website (fryeburgmaine.org), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from. Drop-off hours: 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.