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The Long Island handbook

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

In Long Island, trash day is Monday. New voters sign up with the Long Island Town Clerk, which runs Long Island’s elections.

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 Long Island, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerCentral Maine Powerinvestor-owned utility · 27.4¢/kWhMore →Internet3 providers96% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpMondayTrash dayMore →SchoolLong IslandWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code04050Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Long Island.

Electricity

Power comes from Central Maine Power

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

3 home internet providers serve Long Island

96% of 356 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 96% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Fidium FiberFiber96%1,000/1,000
Redzone WirelessFixed wireless75%50/15
VerizonFixed wireless4%25/6

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

Trash day in Long Island is Monday

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Long Island, from the town’s own site.

Trash dayMondayEvery week
Pickup calendar

This month

  • TrashEvery week
Transfer station

Long Island Transfer Station

Fowler Road, Long Island

We couldn’t find its opening hours.

From townoflongisland.us, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026; pages dated September 11, 2026, September 28, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Long Island kids go to
K–5Long Island Elementary SchoolLong Island

Long Island is in Long Island.

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.

Official sitetownoflongisland.usLong Island’s own websiteWikidataTown HallBudget, officials, electionsLong Island’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereLong Island Town ClerkLong Island runs its own elections (town clerk). 105 Wharf Street, Long Island, ME 04050 · (207) 766-5820FVAP, 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

Long Island is in ZIP code 04050

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Long IslandZIP’s residents in Long Island
04050Long Island, ME100%100%
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 roomNorthern Light Mercy Hospital5.8 miles awayGet a library cardLong Island Community Library7 Gorham Avenue · (207) 766-2530

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

Questions about living in Long Island

Who provides electricity in Long Island?

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 Long Island?

Fidium Fiber, Redzone Wireless, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Long Island?

04050. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Long Island in?

Long Island.

How do I register to vote in Long Island?

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 Long Island 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: Long Island’s own website (townoflongisland.us), read Oct 22, 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.