Nickels-Sortwell House · Photo: WestportWiki · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Wiscasset, ME: what to set up and who to call
Wiscasset Water District has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 5.3 ppb, was higher than 93% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Wiscasset has its own drop-off, Wiscasset Transfer Station, on 3 Recycling Way.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Wiscasset, 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 Wiscasset.
Power comes from Central Maine Power
Central Maine Power (Central Maine Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Wiscasset. 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 Wiscasset Water District
Wiscasset Water District supplies Wiscasset: about 12% of residents live in its service area. About 88% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Bath Water District as seller) and serves 1,970 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 5.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 6.1 ppb. That’s higher than 93% 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. ME0091660.
6 home internet providers serve Wiscasset
96% of 1,818 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 87% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 93% | 1,000/50 |
| Fidium Fiber | Fiber | 86% | 2,000/2,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 53% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 33% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 8% | 25/3 |
| Redzone Wireless | Fixed wireless | 4% | 50/15 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Wiscasset
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Wiscasset, from the town’s own site.
Wiscasset Transfer Station
78 Fowle Hill Road, Wiscasset, ME 04578
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Sorted recycling
Separate your recyclables by material.
- #2 Colored Plastic
- #2 Natural Plastic
- Mixed Paper
- Corrugated Cardboard
- Brown Glass
- Clear Glass
- Green/Blue Glass
- News Papers
- Metal Cans
- Rigid-Plastics
From wiscasset.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated July 1, 2019. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Wiscasset is in Wiscasset Public Schools.
DSchool 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.
Wiscasset is in ZIP code 04578
ZIP codes where Wiscasset residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Wiscasset | ZIP’s residents in Wiscasset |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04578 | Wiscasset, ME | 100% | 84% |
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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Wiscasset
Who supplies Wiscasset’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Wiscasset Water District (EPA ID ME0091660). 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 5.3 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Wiscasset?
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 Wiscasset?
Spectrum, Fidium Fiber, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T, Redzone Wireless (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Wiscasset?
04578. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Wiscasset in?
Wiscasset Public Schools.
How do I register to vote in Wiscasset?
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 Wiscasset 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: Wiscasset’s own website (wiscasset.gov), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.