Photo: King of Hearts · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Barton, VT: what to set up and who to call
Barton runs its own electric utility, Barton Village. Three school districts split the grades in Barton: Lake Region UHSD 24, Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District and Orleans Central Supervisory Union.
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 Barton Village
Barton Village (Barton Village, Inc), a municipal utility, serves all of Barton.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Barton Water System
Barton Water System supplies Barton: about 87% of residents live in its service area. About 13% 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 950 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 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 70% 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. VT0005189.
8 home internet providers serve Barton
100% of 388 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 84% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 99% | 2,000/250 |
| Fidium Fiber | Fiber | 81% | 2,000/2,000 |
| NEK Broadband | Fiber | 8% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Consolidated Communications | DSL | 3% | 10/1 |
| VTel Wireless | Fixed wireless | 89% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 31% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Barton
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Barton, from the town’s own site.
Town of Barton Recycling Center
May Farm Road, at the entrance to the former Barton Sanitary Landfill
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
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 22, 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.
Test scores and every school: see 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 is in ZIP code 05822
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 | 100% | 33% |
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?
Barton Water System (EPA ID VT0005189). 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 2.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Barton?
Barton Village (Barton Village, Inc), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Barton?
Xfinity, Fidium Fiber, NEK Broadband, Consolidated Communications, VTel Wireless, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Barton?
05822. 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 22, 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.