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The North Berwick handbook

Living in North Berwick, ME: what to set up and who to call

New voters sign up with the North Berwick Town Clerk, which runs North Berwick’s elections. For a library card, the closest branch is D.A. Hurd Library, 3.6 miles out.

I’m new in town

What to set up in North Berwick, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in North Berwick.

Electricity

Power comes from Central Maine Power

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

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from North Berwick Water District

North Berwick Water District supplies North Berwick: about 26% of residents live in its service area. About 74% 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 2,125 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.

Lead, 90th percentile4.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 4.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 88% 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. ME0091120.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve North Berwick

97% of 1,989 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber96%1,000/35
Consolidated CommunicationsDSL32%60/10
VerizonFixed wireless51%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless45%100/20
Redzone WirelessFixed wireless12%50/15
AT&TFixed wireless4%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

Trash and recycling in North Berwick

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

How trash works herePay per bagCurbside pickup, paid by the bagtownofnorthberwick.org
Transfer station

Town of North Berwick Transfer Station and Recycling Center

280 Lebanon Road, North Berwick, ME 03906

Permit needed

We couldn’t find its opening hours.

What goes in the recycling bin

Single-stream recycling

All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.

  • Tin cans
  • Aluminum cans
  • Glass
Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsBulky waste is taken at the Transfer Station (not picked up) and charged per item under the town fee schedule, due at time of disposal.
Get the permit from the Town Clerk(207) 676-3353Mon and Wed 8 am-5:30 pm; Tue and Thu 8 am-5 pm; Fri and holidays closed

From townofnorthberwick.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated JUNE 4, 2025. 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.

North Berwick kids go to
K–4North Berwick Elementary SchoolSchool Administrative District 60
6–7Noble Middle Schoolin Berwick
8–12Noble High SchoolSchool Administrative District 60

North Berwick is in School Administrative District 60.

B−School gradeSee 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.

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

North Berwick is in ZIP code 03906

ZIP codes where North Berwick residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of North BerwickZIP’s residents in North Berwick
03906North Berwick, 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.

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

Questions about living in North Berwick

Who supplies North Berwick’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

North Berwick Water District (EPA ID ME0091120). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 4.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in North Berwick?

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 North Berwick?

Spectrum, Consolidated Communications, Verizon, T-Mobile, Redzone Wireless, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in North Berwick?

03906. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is North Berwick in?

School Administrative District 60.

How do I register to vote in North Berwick?

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 North Berwick 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: North Berwick’s own website (townofnorthberwick.org), 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.