Lakewood Theater · Public domainLiving in Madison, ME: what to set up and who to call
Madison runs its own electric utility, Town of Madison; its homes paid 15.0¢ per kWh in 2025. Elections in Madison are run by Madison itself; register with the Madison Town Clerk.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Madison, 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 Madison.
Power comes from Town of Madison
Town of Madison (Town of Madison - (ME)), a municipal utility, serves 53.6% of Madison residents. Its homes paid an average of 15.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $106 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 Anson and Madison Water District
Anson and Madison Water District supplies Madison: about 46% of residents live in its service area. About 54% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 5,568 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 4.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 89% 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. ME0090930.
7 home internet providers serve Madison
98% of 2,253 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 93% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 94% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Fidium Fiber | Fiber | 91% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Redzone Wireless | Fixed wireless | 60% | 50/15 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 56% | 300/20 |
| Wireless Partners | Fixed wireless | 55% | 25/3 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 33% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Madison
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Madison, from the town’s own site.
Madison Drop-off
- Wed9:30 am–6 pm
- Thu9:30 am–6 pm
- Fri9:30 am–6 pm
- Sat7:30 am–4 pm
From madisonmaine.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 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.
Madison is in School Administrative District 59.
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, updated Oct 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Madison is in ZIP code 04950
ZIP codes where Madison residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Madison | ZIP’s residents in Madison |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04950 | Madison, ME | 100% | 100% |
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 Madison
Who supplies Madison’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Anson and Madison Water District (EPA ID ME0090930). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 4.3 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Madison?
Town of Madison (Town of Madison - (ME)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 15.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Madison?
Spectrum, Fidium Fiber, Redzone Wireless, Verizon, Wireless Partners, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Madison?
04950. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Madison in?
School Administrative District 59.
How do I register to vote in Madison?
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 Madison 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: Madison’s own website (madisonmaine.com), 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.