Center Meeting House and Common · Photo: Tim Pierce · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Oxford, ME: what to set up and who to call
There is no curbside pickup in Oxford: residents take trash to Oxford Transfer Station & Recycling Center. New voters sign up with the Oxford Registrar of Voters, which runs Oxford’s elections.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Oxford, 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 Oxford.
Power comes from Central Maine Power
Central Maine Power (Central Maine Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Oxford. 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 Norway Water District
Norway Water District supplies Oxford: about 4% of residents live in its service area. About 92% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water (EPA lists Oxford Water District and Paris Utility District as sellers) and serves 2,000 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 3.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 86% 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. ME0091180.
6 home internet providers serve Oxford
95% of 2,065 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 22% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 94% | 1,000/500 |
| Consolidated Communications | DSL | 35% | 60/10 |
| Fidium Fiber | Fiber | 16% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Redzone Wireless | Fixed wireless | 28% | 50/15 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 26% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 19% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
No curbside pickup in Oxford: trash goes to the transfer station
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Oxford, from the town’s own site.
Oxford Transfer Station & Recycling Center
89 Smith Road, Oxford ME
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Sorted recycling
Separate your recyclables by material.
From oxfordmaine.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 08/25/2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Oxford is in School Administrative District 17.
DSchool 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.
Oxford is in ZIP code 04270
ZIP codes where Oxford residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Oxford | ZIP’s residents in Oxford |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04270 | Oxford, ME | 100% | 70% |
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 Oxford
Who supplies Oxford’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Norway Water District (EPA ID ME0091180). 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 3.4 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Oxford?
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 Oxford?
Spectrum, Consolidated Communications, Fidium Fiber, Redzone Wireless, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Oxford?
04270. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Oxford in?
School Administrative District 17.
How do I register to vote in Oxford?
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 Oxford 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: Oxford’s own website (oxfordmaine.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.