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The Temple handbook

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

Voting is local here: the Temple Town Clerk registers voters and runs elections, not the county. For emergencies, Temple is closest to Mainehealth Franklin Hospital, 7.1 miles away.

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

I’m new in town

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

PowerCentral Maine Powerinvestor-owned utility · 27.4¢/kWhMore →Internet4 providers75% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Temple’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolRegion School Unit 09Which school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code04984Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from Central Maine Power

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

4 home internet providers serve Temple

75% of 313 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 74% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Fidium FiberFiber73%2,000/2,000
T-MobileFixed wireless37%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless9%25/3
Redzone WirelessFixed wireless2%50/15

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Temple’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Temple.

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

Temple kids go to
PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Mt Blue Middle Schoolin Farmington
9–12Mt Blue High Schoolin Farmington

Temple is in Region School Unit 09.

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, electionsTemple’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereTemple Town ClerkTemple runs its own elections (town clerk). 258 Temple Road, Temple, ME 04984 · (207) 778-6680FVAP, 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

Temple is in ZIP code 04984

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of TempleZIP’s residents in Temple
04984Temple, 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 roomMainehealth Franklin Hospital7.1 miles awayGet a library cardFarmington Public Library117 Academy Street · (207) 778-4312

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

Questions about living in Temple

Who provides electricity in Temple?

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 Temple?

Fidium Fiber, T-Mobile, AT&T, Redzone Wireless (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Temple?

04984. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Temple in?

Region School Unit 09.

How do I register to vote in Temple?

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 Temple 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.