US Post Office-Old Town Main · Photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/dougtone/8181884923/ · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Old Town, ME: what to set up and who to call
Old Town Water District has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 7.9 ppb, was higher than 97% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Old Town has its own drop-off, Old Town Recycling Center.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Old Town, 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 Old Town.
Power comes from Versant Power
Versant Power (Versant Power), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Old Town. 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.
Water comes from Old Town Water District
Old Town Water District supplies Old Town: about 85% of residents live in its service area. About 15% 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 7,648 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 7.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 97% 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. ME0091200.
7 home internet providers serve Old Town
99% of 2,739 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 95% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 93% | 1,000/35 |
| Fidium Fiber | Fiber | 87% | 2,000/2,000 |
| GoNetspeed | Fiber | 77% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Redzone Wireless | Fixed wireless | 66% | 50/15 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 42% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 31% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Old Town has its own drop-off: Old Town Recycling Center
Where to take trash and recycling in Old Town, and where the rules are.
Old Town Recycling Center
Before you go, check the rules on old-town.org.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026 (last edited Sep 2022). © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Old Town is in Region School Unit 34.
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.
Old Town spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Old Town residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Old Town | ZIP’s residents in Old Town |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04468 | Old Town, ME | 97% | 82% |
| 04489 | Stillwater, ME | 3% | 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 Old Town
Who supplies Old Town’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Old Town Water District (EPA ID ME0091200). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 7.9 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Old Town?
Versant Power (Versant Power), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 30.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Old Town?
Spectrum, Fidium Fiber, GoNetspeed, Redzone Wireless, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Old Town?
04468 (97%), 04489 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Old Town in?
Region School Unit 34.
How do I register to vote in Old Town?
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 Old Orchard Beach 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.