Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domainLiving in Patten, ME: what to set up and who to call
Power in Patten comes from Eastern Maine Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Patten runs its own elections, so the Patten Town Clerk, not a county office, keeps the voter rolls.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Patten, 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 Patten.
Power comes from Eastern Maine Electric Coop
Eastern Maine Electric Coop (Eastern Maine Electric Coop), a cooperative utility, serves all of Patten. Its homes paid an average of 19.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $101 a month (its average across Maine).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Patten Water Dept
Patten Water Dept supplies Patten: about 36% of residents live in its service area. About 64% 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 338 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 1.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.4 ppb. That’s higher than 63% 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. ME0091240.
4 home internet providers serve Patten
82% of 531 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable | 69% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Consolidated Communications | DSL | 58% | 50/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 71% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 40% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Patten’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Patten.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Patten is in Region School Unit 89.
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.
Patten is in ZIP code 04765
ZIP codes where Patten residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Patten | ZIP’s residents in Patten |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04765 | Patten, ME | 100% | 78% |
A few homes fall in 04777.
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 Patten
Who supplies Patten’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Patten Water Dept (EPA ID ME0091240). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.4 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Patten?
Eastern Maine Electric Coop (Eastern Maine Electric Coop), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 19.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Patten?
Spectrum, Consolidated Communications, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Patten?
04765. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Patten in?
Region School Unit 89.
How do I register to vote in Patten?
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 Patten 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.