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The Princeton handbook

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

Power in Princeton comes from Eastern Maine Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. To register to vote, go to the Princeton Town Clerk: Princeton runs its own elections.

I’m new in town

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

Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from Eastern Maine Electric Coop

Eastern Maine Electric Coop (Eastern Maine Electric Coop), a cooperative utility, serves all of Princeton. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Princeton Water District

Princeton Water District supplies Princeton: about 3% of residents live in its service area. About 97% 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 75 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people.

Lead, 90th percentile0.8 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.1 ppb. That’s higher than 52% 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. ME0092388.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Princeton

96% of 397 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 85% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Fidium FiberFiber82%2,000/2,000
SpectrumCable, Fiber78%1,000/1,000
Pioneer BroadbandFiber14%1,000/1,000
Wireless PartnersFixed wireless96%50/10
T-MobileFixed wireless12%100/20

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 4 miles away

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Princeton.

Nearest public drop-off · 4.5 mi from the center of Princeton

Indian Township Stump Dump

215 Peter Dana Point Road, Princeton, ME, 04668

This isn’t Princeton’s own facility. Whether Princeton residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.

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

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Princeton kids go to
PK–8Princeton Elementary SchoolPrinceton

Princeton is in Princeton.

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.

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

Princeton is in ZIP code 04668

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of PrincetonZIP’s residents in Princeton
04668Princeton, ME100%42%
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.

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

Questions about living in Princeton

Who supplies Princeton’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Princeton Water District (EPA ID ME0092388). 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 0.8 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Princeton?

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 Princeton?

Fidium Fiber, Spectrum, Pioneer Broadband, Wireless Partners, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Princeton?

04668. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Princeton in?

Princeton.

How do I register to vote in Princeton?

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 Princeton 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.