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The Sullivan handbook

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

Long Pond Water District reported 11 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×11. 77% of systems its size reported none. Voting is local here: the Sullivan Town Clerk registers voters and runs elections, not the county.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Sullivan, 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 Sullivan.

Electricity

Power comes from Versant Power

Versant Power (Versant Power), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Sullivan. Its homes paid an average of 30.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $150 a month (its average across Maine, for customers on its standard service). Maine lets you buy power from another supplier; 5% of Versant Power’s home customers do, and Versant Power still delivers it.

Start or move service: versantpower.com · (207) 945-5621

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 Long Pond Water District

Long Pond Water District supplies Sullivan: 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 surface water and serves 308 people in all.

11 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×11, the latest beginning Jul 2025. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile4.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 4.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 6.6 ppb. That’s higher than 87% 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. ME0090890.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Sullivan

89% of 629 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable86%1,000/1,000
Consolidated CommunicationsDSL23%100/40
Wireless PartnersFixed wireless72%50/10
T-MobileFixed wireless16%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless13%25/6

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Sullivan’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Sullivan.

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

Sullivan kids go to
PK–5Mountain View SchRegion School Unit 24
6–8Sumner Middle SchRegion School Unit 24
9–12Sumner Memorial High SchoolRegion School Unit 24

Sullivan is in Region School Unit 24.

CSchool 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.

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

Sullivan is in ZIP code 04664

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of SullivanZIP’s residents in Sullivan
04664Sullivan, 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.

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

Questions about living in Sullivan

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

Long Pond Water District (EPA ID ME0090890). It reported 11 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×11. 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 4.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Sullivan?

Versant Power (Versant Power), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 30.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Sullivan?

Spectrum, Consolidated Communications, Wireless Partners, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Sullivan?

04664. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Sullivan in?

Region School Unit 24.

How do I register to vote in Sullivan?

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 Sullivan 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.