Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Middletown, RI: what to set up and who to call
Voting is local here: the Middletown Board of Canvassers registers voters and runs elections, not the county. The closest ER is Newport Hospital, 2.1 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Middletown, 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 Middletown.
Power comes from Rhode Island Energy
Rhode Island Energy (The Narragansett Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Middletown. Its homes paid an average of 29.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $166 a month (its average across Rhode Island, for customers on its standard service). Rhode Island lets you buy power from another supplier; 26% of Rhode Island Energy’s home customers do, and Rhode Island Energy still delivers it.
Start or move service: www1.nationalgridus.com · (401) 784-7000
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Newport-City of water system
The Newport-City of water system supplies Middletown: about 94% of residents live in its service area. About 5% 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 42,155 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2025–Dec 2027, was 4.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 27.7 ppb. That’s higher than 89% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. RI1592010.
4 home internet providers serve Middletown
96% of 5,957 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 76% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cox Communications | Fiber, Cable | 94% | 1,000/35 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 61% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 59% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 42% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Middletown depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Middletown, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on middletownri.gov →
- RecyclingEvery week, same day as trash
- Bulky itemsTwice a month, Tue
When a holiday falls on a weekday, pickup slides one day later for the rest of that week.
From middletownri.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026. 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.
Middletown is in Middletown School District.
BSchool 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 Aug 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Middletown is in ZIP code 02842
ZIP codes where Middletown residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Middletown | ZIP’s residents in Middletown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02842 | Middletown, RI | 100% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 02840.
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 Middletown
Who supplies Middletown’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Newport-City of water system (EPA ID RI1592010). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 4.4 ppb (Jan 2025–Dec 2027), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Middletown?
Rhode Island Energy (The Narragansett Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 29.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Middletown?
Cox Communications, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Middletown?
02842. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Middletown in?
Middletown School District.
How do I register to vote in Middletown?
In Rhode Island you can register online until 30 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before). Elections here are run by the Middletown Board of Canvassers. Check your registration at vote.sos.ri.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: Middletown’s own website (middletownri.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 Sep 30, 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.