Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY 4.0Living in Bridgewater, VT: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2024 is still open for Bridgewater Mill, and its latest lead result (14.5 ppb) was higher than 99% of similar systems’, though under the 15 ppb action level. Voting is local here: the Bridgewater Town Clerk registers voters and runs elections, not the county.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Bridgewater, 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 Bridgewater.
Power comes from Green Mountain Power
Green Mountain Power (Green Mountain Power Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Bridgewater. 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 Bridgewater Mill
Bridgewater Mill supplies Bridgewater: about 6% of residents live in its service area. Sunrise Community Water System serves another 6%. About 88% 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 108 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none. 1 older violation is still open, since 2024: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 14.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 99% 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. VT0005419.
7 home internet providers serve Bridgewater
84% of 642 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 83% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont Telephone Company | Fiber, DSL | 84% | 10,000/10,000 |
| Xfinity | Cable | 53% | 1,200/35 |
| ECFiber | Fiber | 5% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Consolidated Communications | DSL | 4% | 10/1 |
| VTel Wireless | Fixed wireless | 25% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 7% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Bridgewater’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Bridgewater.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Bridgewater is in two districts that split the grades: Mountain Views Unified Union School District and Mountain Views 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.
Bridgewater spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Bridgewater residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Bridgewater | ZIP’s residents in Bridgewater |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05035 | Bridgewater Corners, VT | 67% | 95% |
| 05034 | Bridgewater, VT | 24% | 76% |
| 05091 | Woodstock, VT | 8% | 2% |
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 Bridgewater
Who supplies Bridgewater’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Bridgewater Mill (EPA ID VT0005419). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 14.5 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Bridgewater?
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 Bridgewater?
Vermont Telephone Company, Xfinity, ECFiber, Consolidated Communications, VTel Wireless, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Bridgewater?
05035 (67%), 05034 (24%), 05091 (8%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bridgewater in?
Mountain Views Unified Union School District and Mountain Views Supervisory Union.
How do I register to vote in Bridgewater?
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 Bridgewater 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.