North Calais Village Historic District · Photo: Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Calais, VT: what to set up and who to call
Power in Calais comes from Washington Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Calais runs its own elections, so the Calais Town Clerk, not a county office, keeps the voter rolls.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Calais, 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 Calais.
Power comes from Washington Electric Coop
Washington Electric Coop (Washington Electric Coop - (VT)), a cooperative utility, serves all of Calais.
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 East Calais Fire District 1
East Calais Fire District 1 supplies Calais: about 18% of residents live in its service area. About 82% 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 200 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 2.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.6 ppb. That’s higher than 75% 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. VT0005262.
6 home internet providers serve Calais
88% of 825 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 69% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEK Broadband | Fiber | 71% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Consolidated Communications | DSL | 57% | 60/10 |
| Xfinity | Cable | 38% | 1,200/35 |
| Kingdom Fiber | Fiber | 19% | 1,000/500 |
| VTel Wireless | Fixed wireless | 33% | 100/20 |
| Cloud Alliance | Fixed wireless | 15% | 50/10 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Brian Perry & Sons Construction, Inc. picks up trash in Calais
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Calais, from the town’s own site.
Calais trash, recycling & food scrap drop-off (Brian Perry & Sons Construction, Inc.)
Moscow Woods Road, East Calais, VT
The town’s page also lists “Saturday 8 am-12:00 noon”, which we couldn’t read as opening hours: check the town’s page for those days.
From calaisvermont.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026; pages dated 2026-10-22. 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.
Calais is in two districts that split the grades: Washington Central Unified Union School District 92 and Washington 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.
Calais spans 6 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Calais residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Calais | ZIP’s residents in Calais |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05650 | East Calais, VT | 38% | 56% |
| 05648 | Calais, VT | 28% | 100% |
| 05667 | Plainfield, VT | 20% | 15% |
| 05640 | Adamant, VT | 7% | 100% |
| 05682 | Worcester, VT | 3% | 4% |
| 05666 | North Montpelier, VT | 2% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 05658, 05602.
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 Calais
Who supplies Calais’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
East Calais Fire District 1 (EPA ID VT0005262). 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 2.2 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Calais?
Washington Electric Coop (Washington Electric Coop - (VT)), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Calais?
NEK Broadband, Consolidated Communications, Xfinity, Kingdom Fiber, VTel Wireless, Cloud Alliance (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Calais?
05650 (38%), 05648 (28%), 05667 (20%), 05640 (7%), 05682 (3%), 05666 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Calais in?
Washington Central Unified Union School District 92 and Washington Central Supervisory Union.
How do I register to vote in Calais?
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 Calais 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: Calais’ own website (calaisvermont.gov), 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.