Photo: Wayne Blanchard (VtWayne at en.wikipedia) · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Bellows Falls, VT: what to set up and who to call
There is no curbside pickup in Bellows Falls: residents take trash to Lawrence T. White Recycling Center & Transfer Station. Three school districts split the grades in Bellows Falls: Bellows Falls UHSD 27, Rockingham School District and Windham Northeast Supervisory Union.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Bellows Falls, 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 Bellows Falls.
Power comes from Green Mountain Power
Green Mountain Power (Green Mountain Power Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Bellows Falls. 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 Bellows Falls Water Dept
Bellows Falls Water Dept supplies almost all of Bellows Falls. It draws surface water and serves 4,000 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 1.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 64% 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. VT0005298.
6 home internet providers serve Bellows Falls
100% of 916 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 90% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Fidium Fiber | Fiber | 89% | 2,000/2,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 84% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 64% | 300/20 |
| VTel Wireless | Fixed wireless | 43% | 10/1 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 16% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
No curbside pickup in Bellows Falls: trash goes to the transfer station
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Bellows Falls, from the town’s own site.
Lawrence T. White Recycling Center & Transfer Station
7446 US-5, Westminster, VT 05158
- Mon7:30 am–1 pm
- Wed7:30 am–1 pm
- Sat7:30 am–1 pm
Cost: No charge for Bellows Falls residents (Town of Rockingham); non-Rockingham residents $50 per year
From rockinghamvt.org, 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.
Bellows Falls is in three districts that split the grades: Bellows Falls UHSD 27, Rockingham School District and Windham Northeast Supervisory Union.
C−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 Dec 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Bellows Falls is in ZIP code 05101
ZIP codes where Bellows Falls residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Bellows Falls | ZIP’s residents in Bellows Falls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05101 | Bellows Falls, VT | 100% | 66% |
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 Bellows Falls
Who supplies Bellows Falls’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
Bellows Falls Water Dept (EPA ID VT0005298). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.8 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Bellows Falls?
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 Bellows Falls?
Xfinity, Fidium Fiber, T-Mobile, Verizon, VTel Wireless, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Bellows Falls?
05101. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bellows Falls in?
Bellows Falls UHSD 27 and Rockingham School District and Windham Northeast Supervisory Union.
How do I register to vote in Bellows Falls?
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 Rockingham 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: Bellows Falls’ own website (rockinghamvt.org), 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.