Photo: King of Hearts · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Barton, VT: what to set up and who to call
Power in Barton comes from Vermont Electric Cooperative, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Elections in Barton are run by Barton itself; register with the Barton Town Clerk.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Barton, 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 Barton.
Power comes from Vermont Electric Cooperative
Vermont Electric Cooperative (Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Barton. Its homes paid an average of 24.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $138 a month (its average across Vermont).
Start or move service: vermontelectric.coop · (800) 832-2667
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Orleans Water System
Orleans Water System supplies Barton: about 34% of residents live in its service area. Barton Water System serves another 29%. About 39% 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 846 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 2023–Dec 2025, was 4.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 90% 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. VT0005190.
10 home internet providers serve Barton
93% of 1,369 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 51% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 65% | 2,000/250 |
| Consolidated Communications | DSL | 42% | 40/10 |
| NEK Broadband | Fiber | 33% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Fidium Fiber | Fiber | 26% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Kingdom Fiber | Fiber | 11% | 1,000/500 |
| VTel Wireless | Fixed wireless | 77% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
In Barton, you hire your own trash hauler
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Barton, from the town’s own site.
Town of Barton Recycling Center
May Farm Road, Barton (entrance to former Barton Sanitary Landfill; about 1 mile up May Farm Road on the right)
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Cost: Free of charge to Barton residents
Sorted recycling
Separate your recyclables by material.
Wright Brothers Metal Recycling
1734 Crawford Rd. Newport, VT 05855
Myers Recycling Center
216 Red Can Dr, Colchester, VT 05446
From bartonvermont.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 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.
Barton is in three districts that split the grades: Lake Region UHSD 24, Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District and Orleans Central Supervisory Union.
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 Nov 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Barton spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Barton residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Barton | ZIP’s residents in Barton |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05822 | Barton, VT | 66% | 91% |
| 05860 | Orleans, VT | 31% | 35% |
| 05875 | Barton, VT | 3% | 14% |
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 Barton
Who supplies Barton’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Orleans Water System (EPA ID VT0005190). 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 4.7 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Barton?
Vermont Electric Cooperative (Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 24.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Barton?
Xfinity, Consolidated Communications, NEK Broadband, Fidium Fiber, Kingdom Fiber, VTel Wireless (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Barton?
05822 (66%), 05860 (31%), 05875 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Barton in?
Lake Region UHSD 24 and Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District and Orleans Central Supervisory Union.
How do I register to vote in Barton?
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 Barton Town 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: Barton’s own website (bartonvermont.com), 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.