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The Portage Lake handbook

Living in Portage Lake, ME: what to set up and who to call

Elections in Portage Lake are run by Portage Lake itself; register with the Portage Lake Registrar of Voters. For an emergency, Cary Medical Center is the closest ER, 24 miles away.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

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

PowerVersant Powerinvestor-owned utility · 30.1¢/kWhMore →Internet5 providers76% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Portage Lake’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolSchool Administrative District 32Which school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code04768Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Portage Lake.

Electricity

Power comes from Versant Power

Versant Power (Versant Power), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Portage Lake. 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.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Portage Lake

76% of 407 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable82%1,000/1,000
Consolidated CommunicationsDSL35%10/1
Aroostook TechnologiesFixed wireless88%50/50
T-MobileFixed wireless61%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless19%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Portage Lake’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Portage Lake.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Portage Lake or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Portage Lake kids go to
PK–12Ashland District Schoolin Ashland

Portage Lake is in School Administrative District 32.

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

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Town HallBudget, officials, electionsPortage Lake’s government in one page
Who runs elections herePortage Lake Registrar of VotersPortage Lake runs its own elections (town clerk). 20 School St, Portage Lake, ME 04768 · (207) 435-4361FVAP, 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

Portage Lake is in ZIP code 04768

ZIP codes where Portage Lake residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Portage LakeZIP’s residents in Portage Lake
04768Portage, ME100%98%
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.

Nearest emergency roomCary Medical Center24 miles awayGet a library cardGladys J. Craig Memorial Library57 Exchange Street · (207) 435-6532

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

Questions about living in Portage Lake

Who provides electricity in Portage Lake?

Versant Power (Versant Power), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 30.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Portage Lake?

Spectrum, Consolidated Communications, Aroostook Technologies, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Portage Lake?

04768. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Portage Lake in?

School Administrative District 32.

How do I register to vote in Portage Lake?

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 Portage Lake Registrar of Voters. Check your registration at maine.gov.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • 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.