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The Garland handbook

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

Garland runs its own elections, so the Garland Town Clerk, not a county office, keeps the voter rolls. Northern Light Mayo Hospital, 8.5 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

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

PowerVersant Powerinvestor-owned utility · 30.1¢/kWhMore →Internet6 providers71% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Garland’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolSchool Administrative District 46Which school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code04939Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from Versant Power

Versant Power (Versant Power), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Garland. 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.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Garland

71% of 545 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 71% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Fidium FiberFiber65%2,000/2,000
Premium Choice BroadbandFiber12%1,000/1,000
Wireless PartnersFixed wireless91%50/10
AT&TFixed wireless19%25/3
VerizonFixed wireless11%300/20
Redzone WirelessFixed wireless3%50/15

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Garland’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Garland.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Garland or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Garland kids go to
PK–8Ridge View Community Schoolin Dexter
9–12Dexter Regional High Schoolin Dexter

Garland is in School Administrative District 46.

C−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, electionsGarland’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereGarland Town ClerkGarland runs its own elections (town clerk). 108 Corinth Road, Garland, ME 04939 · (207) 924-3163FVAP, 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

Garland is in ZIP code 04939

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of GarlandZIP’s residents in Garland
04939Garland, 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.

Nearest emergency roomNorthern Light Mayo Hospital8.5 miles awayGet a library cardAbbott Memorial Library1 Church Street · (207) 924-7292

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

Questions about living in Garland

Who provides electricity in Garland?

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

What internet providers serve Garland?

Fidium Fiber, Premium Choice Broadband, Wireless Partners, AT&T, Verizon, Redzone Wireless (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Garland?

04939. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Garland in?

School Administrative District 46.

How do I register to vote in Garland?

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 Garland 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.