Photo: User:Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in West Gardiner, ME: what to set up and who to call
West Gardiner has its own drop-off, West Gardiner Transfer Station. West Gardiner runs its own elections, so the West Gardiner Town Clerk, not a county office, keeps the voter rolls.
I’m new in town
What to set up in West Gardiner, 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 West Gardiner.
Power comes from Central Maine Power
Central Maine Power (Central Maine Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of West Gardiner. 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 Northport Village Corp Water Dept
Northport Village Corp Water Dept supplies West Gardiner: about 10% of residents live in its service area. About 90% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Belfast Water District as seller) and serves 550 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 Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 2.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 74% 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. ME0091165.
8 home internet providers serve West Gardiner
98% of 1,975 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 79% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable | 95% | 1,000/1,000 |
| TDS Telecom | Fiber | 42% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Fidium Fiber | Fiber | 37% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Consolidated Communications | DSL | 2% | 10/1 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 35% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 20% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
West Gardiner has its own drop-off: West Gardiner Transfer Station
Where to take trash and recycling in West Gardiner, and where the rules are.
West Gardiner Transfer Station
Before you go, check the rules with the town.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026 (last edited Feb 2012). © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
West Gardiner is in School Administrative District 11.
B−School 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.
West Gardiner is in ZIP code 04345
ZIP codes where West Gardiner residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of West Gardiner | ZIP’s residents in West Gardiner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04345 | Gardiner, ME | 100% | 30% |
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 West Gardiner
Who supplies West Gardiner’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Northport Village Corp Water Dept (EPA ID ME0091165). 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 2.1 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in West Gardiner?
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 West Gardiner?
Spectrum, TDS Telecom, Fidium Fiber, Consolidated Communications, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in West Gardiner?
04345. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is West Gardiner in?
School Administrative District 11.
How do I register to vote in West Gardiner?
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 West Gardiner 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.