Photo: wbaron · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Hodgdon, ME: what to set up and who to call
The Hodgdon Homestead water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 5.2 ppb, was higher than 90% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Power in Hodgdon comes from Eastern Maine Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Hodgdon, 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 Hodgdon.
Power comes from Eastern Maine Electric Coop
Eastern Maine Electric Coop (Eastern Maine Electric Coop), a cooperative utility, serves all of Hodgdon. Its homes paid an average of 19.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $101 a month (its average across Maine).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Hodgdon Homestead water system
The Hodgdon Homestead water system supplies Hodgdon: 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 32 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–Dec 2025, was 5.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 17.4 ppb. That’s higher than 90% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. ME0094503.
7 home internet providers serve Hodgdon
81% of 765 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 78% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneer Broadband | DSL, Fiber | 77% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Fidium Fiber | Fiber | 57% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable | 39% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Consolidated Communications | DSL | 8% | 40/10 |
| Wireless Partners | Fixed wireless | 84% | 50/10 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 41% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Hodgdon’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Hodgdon.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Hodgdon is in School Administrative District 70.
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.
Hodgdon is in ZIP code 04730
ZIP codes where Hodgdon residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Hodgdon | ZIP’s residents in Hodgdon |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04730 | Houlton, ME | 100% | 13% |
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 Hodgdon
Who supplies Hodgdon’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Hodgdon Homestead water system (EPA ID ME0094503). 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 5.2 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Hodgdon?
Eastern Maine Electric Coop (Eastern Maine Electric Coop), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 19.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Hodgdon?
Pioneer Broadband, Fidium Fiber, Spectrum, Consolidated Communications, Wireless Partners, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Hodgdon?
04730. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Hodgdon in?
School Administrative District 70.
How do I register to vote in Hodgdon?
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 Hodgdon Town Clerk. 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: 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.