Living in Chimney Hill, VT: what to set up and who to call
Chimney Hill has no town government of its own, so Windham County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Twin Valley Unified School District. The Cold Brook Fd Base Area water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 14.3 ppb, was higher than 99% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Chimney Hill, 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 Chimney Hill.
Power comes from Green Mountain Power
Green Mountain Power (Green Mountain Power Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Chimney Hill. 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 Cold Brook Fd Base Area water system
The Cold Brook Fd Base Area water system supplies Chimney Hill: about 0% of residents live in its service area. About 100% 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 761 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 14.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 99% 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. VT0005649.
4 home internet providers serve Chimney Hill
95% of 553 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 95% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fidium Fiber | Fiber | 96% | 2,000/2,000 |
| VTel Wireless | Fixed wireless | 93% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 17% | 25/6 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 15% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Chimney Hill’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Chimney Hill.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Chimney Hill is in two districts that split the grades: Twin Valley Unified School District and Windham Southwest Supervisory Union.
Test scores and every school: see Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
No town hall: the county runs things
Chimney Hill is unincorporated, so Windham County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Nov 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Chimney Hill is in ZIP code 05363
ZIP codes where Chimney Hill residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Chimney Hill | ZIP’s residents in Chimney Hill |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05363 | Wilmington, VT | 100% | 11% |
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 Chimney Hill
Who supplies Chimney Hill’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Cold Brook Fd Base Area water system (EPA ID VT0005649). 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 14.3 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Chimney Hill?
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 Chimney Hill?
Fidium Fiber, VTel Wireless, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Chimney Hill?
05363. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Chimney Hill in?
Twin Valley Unified School District and Windham Southwest Supervisory Union.
How do I register to vote in Chimney Hill?
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 Wilmington 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.