Winslow Homer Studio · Photo: User:Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Scarborough, ME: what to set up and who to call
Scarborough runs its own elections, so the Scarborough Town Clerk, not a county office, keeps the voter rolls. For emergencies, Scarborough is closest to Mainehealth Maine Medical Center, 6.4 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Scarborough, 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 Scarborough.
Power comes from Central Maine Power
Central Maine Power (Central Maine Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Scarborough. 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 Portland Water District-Greater
Portland Water District-Greater supplies Scarborough: about 71% of residents live in its service area. About 28% 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 135,068 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 1.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.9 ppb. That’s higher than 58% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. ME0091300.
9 home internet providers serve Scarborough
98% of 8,642 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 52% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 1,000/35 |
| Fidium Fiber | Fiber | 50% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Consolidated Communications | DSL | 24% | 10/1 |
| GoNetspeed | Fiber | 11% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Premium Choice Broadband | Fiber | 3% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Redzone Wireless | Fixed wireless | 61% | 50/15 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Scarborough depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Scarborough, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on scarboroughmaine.org →
Accepted at the curb
- Paper
- Plastic
- Cans
- Cardboard
Riverside Recycling Center
910 Riverside Street, Portland, Maine
From scarboroughmaine.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Scarborough is in Scarborough.
ASchool 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.
Scarborough is in ZIP code 04074
ZIP codes where Scarborough residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Scarborough | ZIP’s residents in Scarborough |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04074 | Scarborough, ME | 99% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 04106. 04070 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
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 Scarborough
Who supplies Scarborough’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Portland Water District-Greater (EPA ID ME0091300). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.5 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Scarborough?
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 Scarborough?
Spectrum, Fidium Fiber, Consolidated Communications, GoNetspeed, Premium Choice Broadband, Redzone Wireless (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Scarborough?
04074. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Scarborough in?
Scarborough.
How do I register to vote in Scarborough?
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 Scarborough 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: Scarborough’s own website (scarboroughmaine.org), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.