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The Jonesboro handbook

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

Power in Jonesboro comes from Eastern Maine Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Jonesboro has its own drop-off, Jonesboro Transfer Station.

Trash & dumpWhich school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

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

PowerEastern Maine Electric Coopcooperative utility · 19.4¢/kWhMore →
InternetWhich providers serve JonesboroData pending · FCC map (D4)
Trash & dumpJonesboro Transfer StationIn townMore →SchoolJonesboroWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes04648, 04654Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from Eastern Maine Electric Coop

Eastern Maine Electric Coop (Eastern Maine Electric Coop), a cooperative utility, serves all of Jonesboro. 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.

Internet

Which providers serve Jonesboro

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Jonesboro, 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

Jonesboro has its own drop-off: Jonesboro Transfer Station

Where to take trash and recycling in Jonesboro, and where the rules are.

Transfer station · run by Casella

Jonesboro Transfer Station

Before you go, check the rules with the town.

OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026 (last edited May 2024). © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Jonesboro kids go to
PK–8Jonesboro Elementary SchoolJonesboro

Jonesboro is in Jonesboro.

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.

Town HallBudget, officials, electionsJonesboro’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereJonesboro Town ClerkJonesboro runs its own elections (town clerk). 23 Station Road, Jonesboro, ME 04648 · (207) 434-5141FVAP, 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

Jonesboro spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of JonesboroZIP’s residents in Jonesboro
04648Jonesboro, ME98%100%
04654Machias, ME2%0%
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 roomDown East Community Hospital6.9 miles awayGet a library cardWhitneyville Public Library6 Cross Street · (207) 255-8077

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

Questions about living in Jonesboro

Who provides electricity in Jonesboro?

Eastern Maine Electric Coop (Eastern Maine Electric Coop), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 19.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What ZIP codes are in Jonesboro?

04648 (98%), 04654 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Jonesboro in?

Jonesboro.

How do I register to vote in Jonesboro?

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 Jonesboro 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.