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The Greenbush handbook

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

To register to vote, go to the Greenbush Registrar of Voters: Greenbush runs its own elections. The ER is a drive from Greenbush: the closest is Penobscot Valley Hospital, 19.4 miles away.

I’m new in town

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

Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from Versant Power

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

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Evergreen Community Mh Park

Evergreen Community Mh Park supplies Greenbush: about 1% of residents live in its service area. About 99% 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 90 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.

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. ME0007154.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Greenbush

97% of 644 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 97% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumFiber96%1,000/1,000
Fidium FiberFiber60%2,000/2,000
GoNetspeedFiber24%1,000/1,000
Consolidated CommunicationsDSL3%10/1
VerizonFixed wireless13%300/20
AT&TFixed wireless6%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

Trash and recycling in Greenbush

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Greenbush, from the town’s own site.

Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsSeparate furniture/mattresses and metal goods for disposal and see the attendant; mattresses must be broken down or a $20 fee applies

We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check townofgreenbushmaine.org →

From townofgreenbushmaine.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Greenbush kids go to
PK–8Helen S Dunn Elementary SchoolGreenbush

Greenbush is in Greenbush.

DSchool 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.

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

Greenbush is in ZIP code 04418

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of GreenbushZIP’s residents in Greenbush
04418Greenbush, ME100%84%
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.

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

Questions about living in Greenbush

Who supplies Greenbush’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Evergreen Community Mh Park (EPA ID ME0007154). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Greenbush?

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

What internet providers serve Greenbush?

Spectrum, Fidium Fiber, GoNetspeed, Consolidated Communications, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Greenbush?

04418. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Greenbush in?

Greenbush.

How do I register to vote in Greenbush?

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 Greenbush 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: Greenbush’s own website (townofgreenbushmaine.org), 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.