Living in New Canada, ME: what to set up and who to call
New Canada runs its own elections, so the New Canada Town Clerk, not a county office, keeps the voter rolls. The closest ER is Northern Maine Medical Center, 8.8 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in New Canada, 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 New Canada.
Power comes from Versant Power
Versant Power (Versant Power), an investor-owned utility, serves all of New Canada. Its homes paid an average of 30.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $150 a month (its average across Maine, for customers on its standard service). Maine lets you buy power from another supplier; 5% of Versant Power’s home customers do, and Versant Power still delivers it.
Start or move service: versantpower.com · (207) 945-5621
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Which providers serve New Canada
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in New Canada, 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 New Canada’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in New Canada.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
New Canada is in School Administrative District 27.
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.
New Canada spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where New Canada residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of New Canada | ZIP’s residents in New Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04743 | Fort Kent, ME | 95% | 6% |
| 04781 | Wallagrass, ME | 5% | 3% |
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 New Canada
Who provides electricity in New Canada?
Versant Power (Versant Power), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 30.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in New Canada?
04743 (95%), 04781 (5%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is New Canada in?
School Administrative District 27.
How do I register to vote in New Canada?
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 New Canada 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: 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.