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The Derby Line handbook

Living in Derby Line, VT: what to set up and who to call

Power in Derby Line comes from Vermont Electric Cooperative, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. For home internet, most of Derby Line can choose between Xfinity and Consolidated Communications.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Derby Line, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Derby Line.

Electricity

Power comes from Vermont Electric Cooperative

Vermont Electric Cooperative (Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Derby Line. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Derby Line Village Water District

Derby Line Village Water District supplies almost all of Derby Line. It draws ground water and serves 897 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.

Lead, 90th percentile1.1 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 1.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.2 ppb. That’s higher than 55% 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. VT0020568.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Derby Line

100% of 295 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable100%2,000/250
Consolidated CommunicationsDSL84%10/1
VTel WirelessFixed wireless86%10/1
AT&TFixed wireless47%25/3

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Derby Line’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Derby Line.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Derby Line or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Derby Line kids go to
PK–6Derby Elementary SchoolDerby School District

Most of Derby Line (33%) is in Derby School District; parts are in North Country Junior/Senior UHSD 22 (7-12) (33%) and North Country Supervisory Union (33%).

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.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Derby Line is in ZIP code 05830

ZIP codes where Derby Line residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Derby LineZIP’s residents in Derby Line
05830Derby Line, VT100%49%
Area code802Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Derby Line

Who supplies Derby Line’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Derby Line Village Water District (EPA ID VT0020568). 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 1.1 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Derby Line?

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 Derby Line?

Xfinity, Consolidated Communications, VTel Wireless, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Derby Line?

05830. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Derby Line in?

Derby School District. Parts of the city are in North Country Junior/Senior UHSD 22 (7-12) and North Country Supervisory Union.

How do I register to vote in Derby Line?

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 Derby 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.