Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Living in Rockland, ME: what to set up and who to call
Rockland runs its own transfer station at 400 Limerock Street; OpenStreetMap lists it open Tue–Sat 8 am–4 pm. New voters sign up with the Rockland Registrar of Voters, which runs Rockland’s elections.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Rockland, 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 Rockland.
Power comes from Central Maine Power
Central Maine Power (Central Maine Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Rockland. 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 Maine Water Company Camden & Rockland
Maine Water Company Camden & Rockland supplies Rockland: about 92% of residents live in its service area. About 8% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 21,315 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 4.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 89% 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. ME0090300.
8 home internet providers serve Rockland
99% of 3,064 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 95% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 94% | 1,000/35 |
| Fidium Fiber | Fiber | 89% | 2,000/2,000 |
| GoNetspeed | Fiber, DSL | 75% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Lincolnville Telephone Company | Fiber | 11% | 100/100 |
| Redzone Wireless | Fixed wireless | 89% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 85% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Ecomaine picks up trash in Rockland
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Rockland, from the town’s own site.
Rockland Transfer Station
400 Limerock Street, Rockland, ME, 04841
- Tue8 am–4 pm
- Wed8 am–4 pm
- Thu8 am–4 pm
- Fri8 am–4 pm
- Sat8 am–4 pm
Hours from OpenStreetMap. They can change with the season, so check with the town before you go.
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- All clean cardboard, paperboard, and pizza boxes
- Newspapers, magazines, and catalogs
- Mail, office paper, envelopes, and window envelopes
- Paper bags and paper plates
- Books and wrapping paper
- Milk and juice cartons
- All empty rigid plastic containers marked #1-7 (except Styrofoam)
- Water bottles
- Milk and juice jugs
- Detergent bottles
- Tin cans
- Aerosol cans
- Aluminum foil
- Pots and pans
- All glass bottles and jars
From rocklandmaine.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. . Drop-off hours: OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Rockland is in Region School Unit 13.
CSchool 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.
Rockland is in ZIP code 04841
ZIP codes where Rockland residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Rockland | ZIP’s residents in Rockland |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04841 | Rockland, ME | 100% | 100% |
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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Rockland
When is the Rockland Transfer Station open?
Tue–Sat 8 am–4 pm, according to OpenStreetMap (as of Oct 9, 2026). Check ci.rockland.me.us before you go: the town sets the hours and who may use it.
Who supplies Rockland’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Maine Water Company Camden & Rockland (EPA ID ME0090300). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 4.5 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Rockland?
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 Rockland?
Spectrum, Fidium Fiber, GoNetspeed, Lincolnville Telephone Company, Redzone Wireless, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Rockland?
04841. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Rockland in?
Region School Unit 13.
How do I register to vote in Rockland?
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 Rockland 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: Rockland’s own website (rocklandmaine.gov), read Oct 23, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from. Drop-off hours: 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.