Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Living in Houlton, ME: what to set up and who to call
Houlton runs its own electric utility, Houlton Water Company; its homes paid 14.2¢ per kWh in 2025. To register to vote, go to the Houlton Town Clerk: Houlton runs its own elections.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Houlton, 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 Houlton.
Power comes from Houlton Water Company
Houlton Water Company (Houlton Water Company), a municipal utility, serves 65.4% of Houlton residents. Its homes paid an average of 14.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $109 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 Houlton Water Company
Houlton Water Company supplies Houlton: about 76% of residents live in its service area. About 24% 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 4,735 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 3.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 85% 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. ME0090700.
7 home internet providers serve Houlton
98% of 2,494 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 94% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneer Broadband | Fiber, DSL | 95% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 83% | 1,000/35 |
| Fidium Fiber | Fiber | 73% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Consolidated Communications | DSL | 15% | 80/20 |
| Wireless Partners | Fixed wireless | 86% | 50/10 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 76% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Houlton’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Houlton.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Houlton is in School Administrative District 29.
C+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.
Houlton is in ZIP code 04730
ZIP codes where Houlton residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Houlton | ZIP’s residents in Houlton |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04730 | Houlton, ME | 100% | 62% |
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 Houlton
Who supplies Houlton’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Houlton Water Company (EPA ID ME0090700). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.4 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Houlton?
Houlton Water Company (Houlton Water Company), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 14.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Houlton?
Pioneer Broadband, Spectrum, Fidium Fiber, Consolidated Communications, Wireless Partners, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Houlton?
04730. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Houlton in?
School Administrative District 29.
How do I register to vote in Houlton?
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 Houlton 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.