Socialist Labor Party Hall · Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Barre, VT: what to set up and who to call
For recycling, Barre has CVSWMD Additional Recyclables Collection Center at 540-552;540 North Main Street; OpenStreetMap lists it open Mon, Wed, Fri 10:30 am–5:30 pm, Sat 9 am–1 pm. Voting is local here: the Barre City Clerk registers voters and runs elections, not the county.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Barre, 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 Barre.
Power comes from Green Mountain Power
Green Mountain Power (Green Mountain Power Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Barre. Its homes paid an average of 23.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $140 a month (its average across Vermont).
Start or move service: greenmountainpower.com · (888) 836-4672
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Barre City Water System
Barre City Water System supplies Barre: about 91% of residents live in its service area. About 9% 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 14,000 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 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.4 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. VT0005254.
7 home internet providers serve Barre
96% of 2,788 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 89% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 96% | 1,000/35 |
| Fidium Fiber | Fiber | 92% | 2,000/2,000 |
| VTel Wireless | Fixed wireless | 90% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 73% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 45% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 8% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
CVSWMD Additional Recyclables Collection Center is open Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
Where to take trash and recycling in Barre, and where the rules are.
CVSWMD Additional Recyclables Collection Center
540-552;540 North Main Street, Barre, VT, 05641
- Mon10:30 am–5:30 pm
- Wed10:30 am–5:30 pm
- Fri10:30 am–5:30 pm
- Sat9 am–1 pm
Hours from OpenStreetMap, last updated Mar 2025. They can change with the season, so check cvswmd.org before you go.
Drop-off hours: OpenStreetMap. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Barre is in two districts that split the grades: Barre Supervisory Union and Barre Unified Union School District 97.
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 Nov 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Barre is in ZIP code 05641
ZIP codes where Barre residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Barre | ZIP’s residents in Barre |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05641 | Barre, VT | 100% | 51% |
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 Barre
When is the CVSWMD Additional Recyclables Collection Center open?
Mon, Wed, Fri 10:30 am–5:30 pm; Sat 9 am–1 pm, according to OpenStreetMap (as of Oct 9, 2026). Check cvswmd.org before you go: the town sets the hours and who may use it.
Who supplies Barre’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Barre City Water System (EPA ID VT0005254). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Barre?
Green Mountain Power (Green Mountain Power Corp), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 23.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Barre?
Spectrum, Fidium Fiber, VTel Wireless, T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Barre?
05641. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Barre in?
Barre Supervisory Union and Barre Unified Union School District 97.
How do I register to vote in Barre?
In Vermont you can register online up to and including Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (received by Election Day). Elections here are run by the Barre City Clerk. Check your registration at mvp.vermont.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.