Photo: User:Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Fayston, VT: what to set up and who to call
The Battleground Condominium water system reported 14 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: radium (combined radium-226 and -228) ×14. 77% of systems its size reported none. New voters sign up with the Fayston Town Clerk, which runs Fayston’s elections.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Fayston, 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 Fayston.
Power comes from Green Mountain Power
Green Mountain Power (Green Mountain Power Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves 80.9% of Fayston residents. 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 Battleground Condominium water system
The Battleground Condominium water system supplies Fayston: about 22% of residents live in its service area. Sugar Run Association Inc serves another 12%. Waitsfield Water Supply serves another 8%. Snowside Condominium serves another 7%. About 51% 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 166 people in all.
14 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: radium (combined radium-226 and -228) ×14, the latest beginning Oct 2025. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 9.3 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. VT0005397.
3 home internet providers serve Fayston
89% of 926 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 88% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Mountain Access | Fiber, DSL | 91% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 33% | 100/20 |
| VTel Wireless | Fixed wireless | 7% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Fayston’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Fayston.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Fayston is in two districts that split the grades: Harwood Unified School District and Harwood Unified Union Supervisory District.
ASchool 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.
Fayston spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Fayston residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Fayston | ZIP’s residents in Fayston |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05673 | Waitsfield, VT | 63% | 32% |
| 05660 | Moretown, VT | 37% | 28% |
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 Fayston
Who supplies Fayston’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Battleground Condominium water system (EPA ID VT0005397). It reported 14 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: radium (combined radium-226 and -228) ×14. 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Fayston?
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 Fayston?
Green Mountain Access, T-Mobile, VTel Wireless (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Fayston?
05673 (63%), 05660 (37%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Fayston in?
Harwood Unified School District and Harwood Unified Union Supervisory District.
How do I register to vote in Fayston?
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 Fayston 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.