Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Greene, ME: what to set up and who to call
There is no curbside pickup in Greene: residents take trash to Town of Greene Transfer Station. Voting is local here: the Greene Registrar of Voters registers voters and runs elections, not the county.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Greene, 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 Greene.
Power comes from Central Maine Power
Central Maine Power (Central Maine Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Greene. 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 The Meadows water system
The The Meadows water system supplies Greene: about 0% of residents live in its service area. About 100% 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 65 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 67% 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. ME0095010.
6 home internet providers serve Greene
97% of 1,858 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 19% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 95% | 1,000/35 |
| Consolidated Communications | DSL | 28% | 50/20 |
| Fidium Fiber | Fiber | 19% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 28% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 26% | 100/20 |
| Redzone Wireless | Fixed wireless | 18% | 50/15 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
No curbside pickup in Greene: trash goes to the transfer station
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Greene, from the town’s own site.
Town of Greene Transfer Station
281 Quaker Ridge Road, Greene, ME 04236
- Wed8 am–5 pm
- Fri8 am–5 pm
- Sat8 am–5 pm
Cost: Free (Transfer Station stickers are free; 2024-2025 stickers available)
Sorted recycling
Separate your recyclables by material.
From townofgreene.net, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated Revised February 2024. 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.
Greene is in School Administrative District 52.
B−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.
Greene is in ZIP code 04236
ZIP codes where Greene residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Greene | ZIP’s residents in Greene |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04236 | Greene, ME | 100% | 100% |
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 Greene
Who supplies Greene’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The The Meadows water system (EPA ID ME0095010). 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 1.6 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Greene?
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 Greene?
Spectrum, Consolidated Communications, Fidium Fiber, Verizon, T-Mobile, Redzone Wireless (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Greene?
04236. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Greene in?
School Administrative District 52.
How do I register to vote in Greene?
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 Greene 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: Greene’s own website (townofgreene.net), read Oct 21, 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.