Photo: David Wilson · CC BY 2.0Living in Mattawamkeag, ME: what to set up and who to call
Mattawamkeag Housing Corp reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule), beginning Apr 2024. Power in Mattawamkeag comes from Eastern Maine Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Mattawamkeag, 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 Mattawamkeag.
Power comes from Eastern Maine Electric Coop
Eastern Maine Electric Coop (Eastern Maine Electric Coop), a cooperative utility, serves all of Mattawamkeag. 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 Mattawamkeag Housing Corp
Mattawamkeag Housing Corp supplies Mattawamkeag: about 16% of residents live in its service area. About 84% 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 33 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule), beginning Apr 2024. 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 6.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 25.0 ppb. That’s higher than 94% 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. ME0090949.
Which providers serve Mattawamkeag
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Mattawamkeag, 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.
We don’t have Mattawamkeag’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Mattawamkeag.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Mattawamkeag is in Region School Unit 67.
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.
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.
Mattawamkeag is in ZIP code 04459
ZIP codes where Mattawamkeag residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Mattawamkeag | ZIP’s residents in Mattawamkeag |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04459 | Mattawamkeag, ME | 100% | 89% |
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 Mattawamkeag
Who supplies Mattawamkeag’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Mattawamkeag Housing Corp (EPA ID ME0090949). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 6.8 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Mattawamkeag?
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 Mattawamkeag?
04459. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Mattawamkeag in?
Region School Unit 67.
How do I register to vote in Mattawamkeag?
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 Mattawamkeag 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: 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.