Photo: User:Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Cabot, VT: what to set up and who to call
Power in Cabot comes from Washington Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. New voters sign up with the Cabot Town Clerk, which runs Cabot’s elections.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Cabot, 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 Cabot.
Power comes from Washington Electric Coop
Washington Electric Coop (Washington Electric Coop - (VT)), a cooperative utility, serves 57.7% of Cabot residents.
Start or move service: washingtonelectric.coop · (800) 932-5245
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Cabot Town Water System
Cabot Town Water System supplies Cabot: about 38% of residents live in its service area. About 62% 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 250 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 1.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 63% 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. VT0005261.
8 home internet providers serve Cabot
46% of 755 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 22% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Communications | DSL | 62% | 10/1 |
| Spectrum | Cable | 29% | 1,000/1,000 |
| NEK Broadband | Fiber | 21% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Kingdom Fiber | Fiber | 9% | 1,000/500 |
| VTel Wireless | Fixed wireless | 27% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 14% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Cabot
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Cabot, from the town’s own site.
Cabot Recycling Center – Sawmill Road
183 Saw Mill Rd.
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Lyndonville Recycling Center
224 Church St, Lyndonville
From cabotvt.us, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026; pages dated Updated 11/2021. 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.
Cabot is in two districts that split the grades: Cabot School District and Caledonia Central Supervisory Union.
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.
Cabot spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Cabot residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Cabot | ZIP’s residents in Cabot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05647 | Cabot, VT | 74% | 100% |
| 05658 | Marshfield, VT | 24% | 23% |
| 05873 | West Danville, VT | 2% | 4% |
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 Cabot
Who supplies Cabot’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Cabot Town Water System (EPA ID VT0005261). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.4 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Cabot?
Washington Electric Coop (Washington Electric Coop - (VT)), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Cabot?
Consolidated Communications, Spectrum, NEK Broadband, Kingdom Fiber, VTel Wireless, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Cabot?
05647 (74%), 05658 (24%), 05873 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Cabot in?
Cabot School District and Caledonia Central Supervisory Union.
How do I register to vote in Cabot?
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 Cabot 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: Cabot’s own website (cabotvt.us), read Oct 22, 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.