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The Pownal handbook

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

Elections in Pownal are run by Pownal itself; register with the Pownal Town Clerk. The closest public drop-off to Pownal is Freeport Recycling Center, 3 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.

Trash & dumpWhich school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

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

PowerCentral Maine Powerinvestor-owned utility · 27.4¢/kWhMore →Internet8 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNearest public drop-offFreeport Recycling Center, 3 miMore →SchoolRegion School Unit 05Which school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code04069Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Pownal.

Electricity

Power comes from Central Maine Power

Central Maine Power (Central Maine Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Pownal. 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.

Internet

8 home internet providers serve Pownal

99% of 704 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 8% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable96%1,000/35
Consolidated CommunicationsDSL36%10/1
Fidium FiberFiber7%2,000/2,000
XfinityCable4%2,000/250
T-MobileFixed wireless25%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless8%300/20

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

Trash & recycling

The nearest public drop-off is 3 miles away

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Pownal.

Nearest public drop-off · 3.4 mi from the center of Pownal

Freeport Recycling Center

100 Hedgehog Mountain Road, Freeport, ME, 04032

HoursWed–Fri 8 am–4 pm; Sat 9 am–4 pm

This isn’t Pownal’s own facility. Whether Pownal residents may use it is the town’s rule: check pownalmaine.org.

OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Pownal kids go to
PK–5Pownal Elementary SchoolRegion School Unit 05
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Freeport High Schoolin Freeport

Pownal is in Region School Unit 05.

ASchool gradeSee 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.

Official sitepownalmaine.orgPownal’s own websiteWikidataTown HallBudget, officials, electionsPownal’s government in one page
Who runs elections herePownal Town ClerkPownal runs its own elections (town clerk). 429 Hallowell Rd, Pownal, ME 04069 · (207) 688-4611FVAP, 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

Pownal is in ZIP code 04069

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of PownalZIP’s residents in Pownal
04069Pownal, ME100%100%
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 roomSt. Mary's Regional Medical CenterIn LewistonGet a library cardFreeport Community Library10 Library Drive · (207) 865-3307

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

Questions about living in Pownal

Who provides electricity in Pownal?

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 Pownal?

Spectrum, Consolidated Communications, Fidium Fiber, Xfinity, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Pownal?

04069. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Pownal in?

Region School Unit 05.

How do I register to vote in Pownal?

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 Pownal Town Clerk. 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.