Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Living in Thomaston, ME: what to set up and who to call
For trash and recycling, Thomaston has OHSTT Transfer Station at 34 Buttermilk Drive; OpenStreetMap lists it open Tue, Wed, Thu, Sat 8 am–4 pm. Thomaston runs its own elections, so the Thomaston Town Clerk, not a county office, keeps the voter rolls.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Thomaston, 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 Thomaston.
Power comes from Central Maine Power
Central Maine Power (Central Maine Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Thomaston. 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 Warren Division
Maine Water Company Warren Division supplies Thomaston: about 49% of residents live in its service area. Four Winds Homeowners Assn serves another 7%. About 41% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 815 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.1 ppb. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. ME0091565.
8 home internet providers serve Thomaston
99% of 1,251 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 59% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/35 |
| Consolidated Communications | DSL | 77% | 100/40 |
| GoNetspeed | Fiber | 52% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Fidium Fiber | Fiber | 6% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 84% | 300/20 |
| Redzone Wireless | Fixed wireless | 77% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
OHSTT Transfer Station is open Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday
Where to take trash and recycling in Thomaston, and where the rules are.
OHSTT Transfer Station
34 Buttermilk Drive, Thomaston, ME, 04861
- Tue8 am–4 pm
- Wed8 am–4 pm
- Thu8 am–4 pm
- Sat8 am–4 pm
Hours from OpenStreetMap, last updated Jul 2024. They can change with the season, so check owlshead.maine.gov before you go.
Drop-off hours: OpenStreetMap. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Thomaston 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.
Thomaston is in ZIP code 04861
ZIP codes where Thomaston residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Thomaston | ZIP’s residents in Thomaston |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04861 | Thomaston, 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.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Thomaston
When is the OHSTT Transfer Station open?
Tue, Wed, Thu, Sat 8 am–4 pm, according to OpenStreetMap (as of Oct 9, 2026). Check owlshead.maine.gov before you go: the town sets the hours and who may use it.
Who supplies Thomaston’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Maine Water Company Warren Division (EPA ID ME0091565). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jul–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Thomaston?
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 Thomaston?
Spectrum, Consolidated Communications, GoNetspeed, Fidium Fiber, Verizon, Redzone Wireless (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Thomaston?
04861. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Thomaston in?
Region School Unit 13.
How do I register to vote in Thomaston?
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 Thomaston 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.