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The North Windham handbook

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

North Windham has no town government of its own, so Cumberland County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Regional School Unit 14. For a library card, the closest branch is North Gorham Public Library, 2.2 miles out.

North Windham has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Cumberland County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on North Windham’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in North Windham, 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 Windham.

Electricity

Power comes from Central Maine Power

Central Maine Power (Central Maine Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of North Windham. 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 Portland Water District-Greater

Portland Water District-Greater supplies North Windham: about 96% of residents live in its service area. About 4% 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 135,068 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile1.5 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 1.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.9 ppb. That’s higher than 58% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. ME0091300.

Internet

7 home internet providers serve North Windham

99% of 2,266 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 82% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber95%1,000/35
Fidium FiberFiber74%2,000/2,000
GoNetspeedFiber, DSL51%2,000/2,000
Consolidated CommunicationsDSL6%10/1
Redzone WirelessFixed wireless66%50/15
T-MobileFixed wireless45%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have North Windham’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in North Windham.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileNorth Windham has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

North Windham kids go to
PK–42 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
5–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Windham High Schoolin Windham

North Windham is in Region School Unit 14.

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.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

North Windham is unincorporated, so Cumberland County is the local government.

Local governmentCumberland CountyNorth Windham is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereWindham Registrar of VotersElections here are run by Town of Windham (town or city clerk). 8 School Road, Windham, ME 04062 · (207) 892-1900FVAP, Oct 2026
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placemaine.govThe state’s voter lookup

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 Windham is in ZIP code 04062

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of North WindhamZIP’s residents in North Windham
04062Windham, ME100%29%

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 Windham

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

Portland Water District-Greater (EPA ID ME0091300). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.5 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in North Windham?

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 Windham?

Spectrum, Fidium Fiber, GoNetspeed, Consolidated Communications, Redzone Wireless, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in North Windham?

04062. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is North Windham in?

Region School Unit 14.

How do I register to vote in North Windham?

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 Windham Registrar of Voters. 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.