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The Bradford handbook

Living in Bradford, VT: what to set up and who to call

Bradford has its own drop-off, Casella Transfer Station, on Fairground Road. To register to vote, go to the Bradford Town Clerk: Bradford runs its own elections.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Bradford, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Bradford.

Electricity

Power comes from Green Mountain Power

Green Mountain Power (Green Mountain Power Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves 93.4% of Bradford residents. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Bradford Village Water System

Bradford Village Water System supplies Bradford: about 83% of residents live in its service area. About 17% 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 1,512 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.

Lead, 90th percentile3.1 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 3.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 8.5 ppb. That’s higher than 84% 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. VT0005170.

Internet

9 home internet providers serve Bradford

99% of 1,189 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
ECFiberFiber98%1,000/1,000
Consolidated CommunicationsDSL63%80/20
SpectrumCable, Fiber53%1,000/1,000
Topsham CommunicationsFiber23%300/300
Topsham Telephone CompanyFiber9%300/300
VTel WirelessFixed wireless67%25/3

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

Bradford has its own drop-off: Casella Transfer Station

Where to take trash and recycling in Bradford, and where the rules are.

Transfer station · run by Casella

Casella Transfer Station

Fairground Road, Bradford, VT, 05033

Before you go, check the rules on bradford-vt.us.

OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026 (last edited Nov 2021). © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Bradford kids go to
PK–6Bradford Elementary SchoolOxbow Unified Union School District 91
7–12Oxbow Union High SchoolOxbow Unified Union School District 91

Bradford is in two districts that split the grades: Oxbow Unified Union School District 91 and Orange East Supervisory Union.

BSchool gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Bradford spans 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Bradford residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of BradfordZIP’s residents in Bradford
05033Bradford, VT97%91%
05040East Corinth, VT3%15%
Area code802Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Bradford

Who supplies Bradford’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Bradford Village Water System (EPA ID VT0005170). 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 3.1 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Bradford?

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 Bradford?

ECFiber, Consolidated Communications, Spectrum, Topsham Communications, Topsham Telephone Company, VTel Wireless (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Bradford?

05033 (97%), 05040 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Bradford in?

Oxbow Unified Union School District 91 and Orange East Supervisory Union.

How do I register to vote in Bradford?

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 Bradford 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: 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.