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

Hope runs its own elections, so the Hope Registrar of Voters, not a county office, keeps the voter rolls. Two school districts split the grades in Hope: Five Town Community School District and Hope.

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

I’m new in town

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

PowerCentral Maine Powerinvestor-owned utility · 27.4¢/kWhMore →Internet6 providers97% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Hope’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolHope and Five Town Community districtsWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code04847Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from Central Maine Power

Central Maine Power (Central Maine Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Hope. 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.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Hope

97% of 840 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 97% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Lincolnville Telephone CompanyFiber, DSL52%1,000/1,000
Tidewater O.p.e.n.Fiber45%1,000/1,000
Tidewater TelecomDSL19%10/1
T-MobileFixed wireless56%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless8%25/3
Redzone WirelessFixed wireless4%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 Hope’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Hope.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupCheck hopemaine.orgOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Hope 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.

Hope kids go to
PK–8Hope Elementary SchoolHope
9–12Camden Hills Regional H Sin Rockport

Hope is in two districts that split the grades: Five Town Community School District and Hope.

ASchool 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.

Official sitehopemaine.orgHope’s own websiteWikidataTown HallBudget, officials, electionsHope’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereHope Registrar of VotersHope runs its own elections (town clerk). 441 Camden Road, Hope, ME 04847 · (207) 763-4199FVAP, 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

Hope is in ZIP code 04847

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of HopeZIP’s residents in Hope
04847Hope, 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 roomMainehealth Pen Bay Hospital8.5 miles awayGet a library cardHope Library443 Camden Road · (207) 763-3553

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

Questions about living in Hope

Who provides electricity in Hope?

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 Hope?

Lincolnville Telephone Company, Tidewater O.p.e.n., Tidewater Telecom, T-Mobile, AT&T, Redzone Wireless (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Hope?

04847. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Hope in?

Five Town Community School District and Hope.

How do I register to vote in Hope?

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 Hope Registrar of Voters. 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.