Gates Farm Covered Bridge · Photo: Srbergeron at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Cambridge, VT: what to set up and who to call
Power in Cambridge comes from Vermont Electric Cooperative, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Elections in Cambridge are run by Cambridge itself; register with the Cambridge Town Clerk.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Cambridge, 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 Cambridge.
Power comes from Vermont Electric Cooperative
Vermont Electric Cooperative (Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Cambridge. Its homes paid an average of 24.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $138 a month (its average across Vermont).
Start or move service: vermontelectric.coop · (800) 832-2667
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Jeffersonville Water System
Jeffersonville Water System supplies Cambridge: about 38% of residents live in its service area. Cambridge Village Water serves another 17%. Smugglers Notch Water System serves another 7%. About 43% 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 700 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.1 ppb. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. VT0005150.
6 home internet providers serve Cambridge
96% of 1,682 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 95% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fidium Fiber | Fiber | 76% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Stowe Communications | Fiber, Cable | 47% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Mansfield Community Fiber | Fiber | 20% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Consolidated Communications | DSL | 6% | 60/10 |
| VTel Wireless | Fixed wireless | 55% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 5% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Cambridge’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Cambridge.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Cambridge is in three districts that split the grades: Lamoille North Modified USD 058B, Cambridge School District and Lamoille North Supervisory Union.
DSchool 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.
Cambridge spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Cambridge residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Cambridge | ZIP’s residents in Cambridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05464 | Jeffersonville, VT | 72% | 93% |
| 05444 | Cambridge, VT | 24% | 47% |
| 05492 | Waterville, VT | 2% | 11% |
| 05656 | Johnson, VT | 2% | 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 Cambridge
Who supplies Cambridge’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Jeffersonville Water System (EPA ID VT0005150). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Cambridge?
Vermont Electric Cooperative (Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 24.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Cambridge?
Fidium Fiber, Stowe Communications, Mansfield Community Fiber, Consolidated Communications, VTel Wireless, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Cambridge?
05464 (72%), 05444 (24%), 05492 (2%), 05656 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Cambridge in?
Lamoille North Modified USD 058B and Cambridge School District and Lamoille North Supervisory Union.
How do I register to vote in Cambridge?
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 Cambridge 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.