Photo: Carol M. Highsmith · Public domainLiving in Burlington, VT: what to set up and who to call
Burlington runs its own electric utility, Burlington Electric; its homes paid 19.8¢ per kWh in 2025. New voters sign up with the Burlington City Clerk, which runs Burlington’s elections.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Burlington, 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 Burlington.
Power comes from Burlington Electric
Burlington Electric (City of Burlington Electric), a municipal utility, serves all of Burlington. Its homes paid an average of 19.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $85 a month (its average across Vermont).
Start or move service: burlingtonelectric.com · (802) 865-7300
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Burlington Public Works’ Water Resources division
Burlington Public Works’ Water Resources division supplies almost all of Burlington. It draws surface water and serves 42,000 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 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.1 ppb. That’s higher than 56% 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. VT0005053.
7 home internet providers serve Burlington
100% of 8,768 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 91% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Burlington Telecom | Fiber | 97% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Consolidated Communications | DSL | 70% | 10/1 |
| VTel Wireless | Fixed wireless | 83% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 66% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 41% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Burlington depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Burlington, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayLook up your day on burlingtonvt.gov
- RecyclingEvery week
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
CSWD Drop Off Center
339 Pine Street, Burlington
McNeil Wood and Yard Waste Depot
111 Intervale Road, Burlington
From burlingtonvt.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2008. 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.
Burlington is in two districts that split the grades: Burlington School District and Burlington Supervisory District.
B+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 Nov 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Burlington spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Burlington residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Burlington | ZIP’s residents in Burlington |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05401 | Burlington, VT | 71% | 100% |
| 05408 | Burlington, VT | 23% | 100% |
| 05405 | Burlington, VT | 5% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 05403. 05402, 05406 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs with no homes.
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 Burlington
Who supplies Burlington’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Burlington Public Works’ Water Resources division (EPA ID VT0005053). 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 1.4 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Burlington?
Burlington Electric (City of Burlington Electric), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 19.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Burlington?
Xfinity, Burlington Telecom, Consolidated Communications, VTel Wireless, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Burlington?
05401 (71%), 05408 (23%), 05405 (5%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Burlington in?
Burlington School District and Burlington Supervisory District.
How do I register to vote in Burlington?
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 Burlington City 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: Burlington’s own website (burlingtonvt.gov), 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.