Photo: Ascended Dreamer · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in East Burke, VT: what to set up and who to call
East Burke has no town government of its own, so Caledonia County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Kingdom East Supervisory District. Tap water in most of East Burke comes from Burke Fire District 1, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 23% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 0.6 ppb.
I’m new in town
What to set up in East Burke, 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 East Burke.
Power comes from Vermont Electric Cooperative
Vermont Electric Cooperative (Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of East Burke. 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 Burke Fire District 1
Burke Fire District 1 supplies East Burke: about 55% of residents live in its service area. Burke Mountain Water Co serves another 46%. About 6% 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 142 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–Dec 2023, was 0.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 54% 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. VT0005033.
6 home internet providers serve East Burke
89% of 81 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 6% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable | 88% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Consolidated Communications | DSL | 51% | 100/40 |
| NEK Broadband | Fiber | 5% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Phoenix Communications II | Fixed wireless | 67% | 1,200/1,200 |
| VTel Wireless | Fixed wireless | 14% | 25/3 |
| NEW Alliance | Fixed wireless | 12% | 50/16 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 4 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in East Burke.
Lyndonville Recycling Center
224 Church Street
This isn’t East Burke’s own facility. Whether East Burke residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
East Burke is in two districts that split the grades: Kingdom East Supervisory District and Kingdom East Unified Union School District.
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
East Burke is unincorporated, so Caledonia 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.
East Burke is in ZIP code 05832
ZIP codes where East Burke residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of East Burke | ZIP’s residents in East Burke |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05832 | East Burke, VT | 100% | 10% |
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 East Burke
Who supplies East Burke’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Burke Fire District 1 (EPA ID VT0005033). 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 0.6 ppb (Jan–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in East Burke?
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 East Burke?
Spectrum, Consolidated Communications, NEK Broadband, Phoenix Communications II, VTel Wireless, NEW Alliance (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in East Burke?
05832. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is East Burke in?
Kingdom East Supervisory District and Kingdom East Unified Union School District.
How do I register to vote in East Burke?
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 Burke 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.