Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Living in Lewiston, ME: what to set up and who to call
Lewiston has its own drop-off, Compost Disposal. To register to vote, go to the Lewiston Town Clerk: Lewiston runs its own elections.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lewiston, 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 Lewiston.
Power comes from Central Maine Power
Central Maine Power (Central Maine Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Lewiston. 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.
Water comes from Lewiston Water & Sewer Division
Lewiston Water & Sewer Division supplies almost all of Lewiston. It draws surface water and serves 23,720 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 1.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.3 ppb. That’s higher than 60% 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. ME0090830.
8 home internet providers serve Lewiston
98% of 10,444 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 80% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/35 |
| Fidium Fiber | Fiber | 83% | 2,000/2,000 |
| GoNetspeed | Fiber | 51% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Consolidated Communications | DSL | 6% | 60/10 |
| Redzone Wireless | Fixed wireless | 88% | 50/15 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 42% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Lewiston depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Lewiston, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day
- RecyclingEvery week
Lewiston Solid Waste Facility
420 River Road, Lewiston, ME 04240
- Mon7:15 am–2:45 pm
- Tue7:15 am–2:45 pm
- Wed7:15 am–2:45 pm
- Thu7:15 am–2:45 pm
- Fri7:15 am–2:45 pm
- Sat8 am–11:50 am
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- Newspaper
- Plastic containers (numbers 1 through 7)
- Corrugated cardboard
- Glass bottles and jars
- Office paper
- Mixed paper
- Hardcover books
- Cans (aluminum and steel)
From lewistonmaine.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated Sept. 12, 2024. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Lewiston is in Lewiston.
D−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.
Lewiston is in ZIP code 04240
ZIP codes where Lewiston residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lewiston | ZIP’s residents in Lewiston |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04240 | Lewiston, ME | 100% | 100% |
04241, 04243 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs with no homes.
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 Lewiston
Who supplies Lewiston’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Lewiston Water & Sewer Division (EPA ID ME0090830). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.7 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Lewiston?
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 Lewiston?
Spectrum, Fidium Fiber, GoNetspeed, Consolidated Communications, Redzone Wireless, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lewiston?
04240. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lewiston in?
Lewiston.
How do I register to vote in Lewiston?
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 Lewiston 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: Lewiston’s own website (lewistonmaine.gov), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.