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Smithfield, Maine Aerial View 2013Photo: MVASCO · CC BY-SA 3.0
The Smithfield handbook

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

Voting is local here: the Smithfield Town Clerk registers voters and runs elections, not the county. For a library card, the closest branch is Norridgewock Public Library, 4.9 miles out.

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

I’m new in town

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

PowerCentral Maine Powerinvestor-owned utility · 27.4¢/kWhMore →Internet3 providers95% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Smithfield’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolSchool Administrative District 54Which school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code04978Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from Central Maine Power

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

3 home internet providers serve Smithfield

95% of 678 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 65% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber93%1,000/1,000
TDS TelecomFiber, DSL77%8,000/8,000
AT&TFixed wireless21%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 Smithfield’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Smithfield.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Smithfield 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.

Smithfield kids go to
PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Skowhegan Area Middle Schoolin Skowhegan
9–12Skowhegan Area High Schoolin Skowhegan

Smithfield is in School Administrative District 54.

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, electionsSmithfield’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereSmithfield Town ClerkSmithfield runs its own elections (town clerk). 926 Village Rd, Smithfield, ME 04978 · (207) 362-4772FVAP, 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

Smithfield is in ZIP code 04978

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of SmithfieldZIP’s residents in Smithfield
04978Smithfield, 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 roomRedington Fairview General Hospital9.2 miles awayGet a library cardNorridgewock Public Library40 Mercer Rd. · (207) 634-2828

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

Questions about living in Smithfield

Who provides electricity in Smithfield?

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 Smithfield?

Spectrum, TDS Telecom, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Smithfield?

04978. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Smithfield in?

School Administrative District 54.

How do I register to vote in Smithfield?

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 Smithfield 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.