Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Minot, ME: what to set up and who to call
Poland Country Village MHP Inc reported 4 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: radioactivity (gross alpha, excluding radon and uranium) ×4. 77% of systems its size reported none. Elections in Minot are run by Minot itself; register with the Minot Town Clerk.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Minot, 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 Minot.
Power comes from Central Maine Power
Central Maine Power (Central Maine Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Minot. 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 Poland Country Village MHP Inc
Poland Country Village MHP Inc supplies Minot: about 0% of residents live in its service area. About 100% 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 140 people in all.
4 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: radioactivity (gross alpha, excluding radon and uranium) ×4, the latest beginning Apr 2025. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 0.6 ppb. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. ME0005844.
8 home internet providers serve Minot
98% of 1,175 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 45% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 96% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Consolidated Communications | DSL | 42% | 10/1 |
| FirstLight Fiber d/b/a Oxford West Telephone Company | Fiber | 26% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Fidium Fiber | Fiber | 7% | 2,000/2,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 33% | 100/20 |
| Redzone Wireless | Fixed wireless | 32% | 50/15 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Minot’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Minot.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Minot is in Region School Unit 16.
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.
Minot is in ZIP code 04258
ZIP codes where Minot residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Minot | ZIP’s residents in Minot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04258 | Minot, 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 Minot
Who supplies Minot’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Poland Country Village MHP Inc (EPA ID ME0005844). It reported 4 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: radioactivity (gross alpha, excluding radon and uranium) ×4. 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Minot?
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 Minot?
Spectrum, Consolidated Communications, FirstLight Fiber d/b/a Oxford West Telephone Company, Fidium Fiber, T-Mobile, Redzone Wireless (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Minot?
04258. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Minot in?
Region School Unit 16.
How do I register to vote in Minot?
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 Minot 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 National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.