Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Living in Bennington, VT: what to set up and who to call
New voters sign up with the Bennington Town Clerk, which runs Bennington’s elections. Bennington has its own library, Bennington Free Library, at 101 Silver St.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Bennington, 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 Bennington.
Power comes from Green Mountain Power
Green Mountain Power (Green Mountain Power Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Bennington. 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 Bennington Water Dept
Bennington Water Dept supplies Bennington: about 63% of residents live in its service area. North Bennington Water Dept serves another 12%. About 17% 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 13,250 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 2024–Dec 2026, was 1.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 13.2 ppb. That’s higher than 51% 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. VT0005016.
7 home internet providers serve Bennington
100% of 5,464 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 85% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 98% | 2,000/250 |
| Fidium Fiber | Fiber | 87% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Consolidated Communications | DSL | 2% | 10/1 |
| VTel Wireless | Fixed wireless | 71% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 46% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 31% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Bennington
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Bennington, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check benningtonvt.org →
From benningtonvt.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated October 1, 2023. 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.
Bennington is in Mount Anthony UHSD 14; parts are in Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union (34%) and Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District 87 (PK-5) (32%) and Mount Anthony UHSD 14 (6-12) (32%).
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 Dec 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Bennington spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Bennington residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Bennington | ZIP’s residents in Bennington |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05201 | Bennington, VT | 87% | 93% |
| 05257 | North Bennington, VT | 13% | 65% |
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 Bennington
Who supplies Bennington’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Bennington Water Dept (EPA ID VT0005016). 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 1.2 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Bennington?
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 Bennington?
Xfinity, Fidium Fiber, Consolidated Communications, VTel Wireless, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Bennington?
05201 (87%), 05257 (13%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bennington in?
Mount Anthony UHSD 14. Parts of the city are in Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union and Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District 87 (PK-5) and Mount Anthony UHSD 14 (6-12).
How do I register to vote in Bennington?
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 Bennington 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: Bennington’s own website (benningtonvt.org), read Oct 23, 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.