Gordon Fox Ranch · Photo: FoxTowerFarm · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Lincoln, ME: what to set up and who to call
There is no curbside pickup in Lincoln: residents take trash to Lincoln's Transfer Station. Tap water in most of Lincoln comes from Lincoln Water District, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 1.0 ppb.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lincoln, 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 Lincoln.
Power comes from Eastern Maine Electric Coop
Eastern Maine Electric Coop (Eastern Maine Electric Coop), a cooperative utility, serves 83.2% of Lincoln residents. 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.
Water comes from Lincoln Water District
Lincoln Water District supplies Lincoln: about 51% of residents live in its service area. About 49% 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 3,020 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 52% 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. ME0090860.
8 home internet providers serve Lincoln
92% of 2,535 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 68% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 82% | 1,000/35 |
| Fidium Fiber | Fiber | 58% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Consolidated Communications | DSL | 10% | 10/1 |
| Premium Choice Broadband | Fiber | 7% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Outer Reach Broadband | Fixed wireless | 62% | 400/100 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 47% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
No curbside pickup in Lincoln: trash goes to the transfer station
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Lincoln, from the town’s own site.
Lincoln's Transfer Station
Recycle Way, Lincoln, ME 04457
- Mon9 am–4 pm
- Tue9 am–4 pm
- Fri9 am–4 pm
- Sat9 am–4 pm
- Sun9 am–4 pm
Cost: First annual pass free; additional passes $1 each
From lincolnmaine.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated ©2026. 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.
Lincoln is in Region School Unit 67.
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; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Lincoln is in ZIP code 04457
ZIP codes where Lincoln residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lincoln | ZIP’s residents in Lincoln |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04457 | Lincoln, ME | 100% | 85% |
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 Lincoln
Who supplies Lincoln’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Lincoln Water District (EPA ID ME0090860). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Lincoln?
Eastern Maine Electric Coop (Eastern Maine Electric Coop), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 19.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Lincoln?
Spectrum, Fidium Fiber, Consolidated Communications, Premium Choice Broadband, Outer Reach Broadband, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lincoln?
04457. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lincoln in?
Region School Unit 67.
How do I register to vote in Lincoln?
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 . 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: Lincoln’s own website (lincolnmaine.org), 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.