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The Jackson handbook

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

To register to vote, go to the Jackson Town Clerk: Jackson runs its own elections. For a library card, the closest branch is Monroe Community Library, 6.1 miles out.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Jackson, 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 Jackson.

Electricity

Power comes from Central Maine Power

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

Which providers serve Jackson

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Jackson, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.

Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Jackson’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Jackson.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Jackson kids go to
K–55 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Mt View Middle Schoolin Thorndike
9–12Mt View High Schoolin Thorndike

Jackson is in School Administrative District 03.

Test scores and every school: see 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

Jackson is in ZIP code 04921

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of JacksonZIP’s residents in Jackson
04921Brooks, ME100%38%
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 Jackson

Who provides electricity in Jackson?

Central Maine Power (Central Maine Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 27.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What ZIP codes are in Jackson?

04921. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Jackson in?

School Administrative District 03.

How do I register to vote in Jackson?

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 Jackson Town Clerk. 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): pending.