Photo: Ascended Dreamer · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Cavendish, VT: what to set up and who to call
Elections in Cavendish are run by Cavendish itself; register with the Cavendish Town Clerk. Two school districts split the grades in Cavendish: Two Rivers Supervisory Union and Green Mountain Unified School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Cavendish, 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 Cavendish.
Power comes from Green Mountain Power
Green Mountain Power (Green Mountain Power Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Cavendish. 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 Cavendish Town Water System
Cavendish Town Water System supplies Cavendish: about 55% of residents live in its service area. About 44% 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 950 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 2023–Dec 2025, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 70% 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. VT0005317.
5 home internet providers serve Cavendish
97% of 897 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 86% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| TDS Telecom | Fiber, DSL | 86% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Xfinity | Cable | 76% | 1,200/35 |
| VTel Wireless | Fixed wireless | 44% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 3% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 2% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Cavendish
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Cavendish, from the town’s own site.
Cavendish Transfer Station
354 Route 131, Cavendish, VT
- Wed8 am–5 pm
- Sat8 am–5 pm
- Sun10 am–5 pm
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
From cavendishvt.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026. 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.
Cavendish is in two districts that split the grades: Two Rivers Supervisory Union and Green Mountain Unified School District.
C−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 Sep 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Cavendish spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Cavendish residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Cavendish | ZIP’s residents in Cavendish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05142 | Cavendish, VT | 53% | 98% |
| 05153 | Proctorsville, VT | 46% | 81% |
A few homes fall in 05062.
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 Cavendish
Who supplies Cavendish’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Cavendish Town Water System (EPA ID VT0005317). 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 2.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Cavendish?
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 Cavendish?
TDS Telecom, Xfinity, VTel Wireless, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Cavendish?
05142 (53%), 05153 (46%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Cavendish in?
Two Rivers Supervisory Union and Green Mountain Unified School District.
How do I register to vote in Cavendish?
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 Cavendish 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: Cavendish’s own website (cavendishvt.com), 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.