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The Gilman handbook

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

Gilman has no town government of its own, so Essex County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Kingdom East Supervisory District. For emergencies, Gilman is closest to Littleton Regional Healthcare, 8.9 miles away.

Gilman has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Essex County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Gilman’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Gilman, 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 Gilman.

Electricity

Power comes from Green Mountain Power

Green Mountain Power (Green Mountain Power Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Gilman. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Lunenburg Fire District 2

Lunenburg Fire District 2 supplies almost all of Gilman. It draws ground water and serves 400 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.

Lead, 90th percentile2.4 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 2.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 77% 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. VT0005113.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Gilman

98% of 121 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 97% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Green Mountain AccessFiber95%10,000/10,000
Consolidated CommunicationsDSL74%80/20
NetafyFixed wireless75%350/350
T-MobileFixed wireless32%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Gilman’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Gilman.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileGilman has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Gilman kids go to
PK–87 schoolsDepends on your address

Gilman 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.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Gilman is unincorporated, so Essex County is the local government.

Local governmentEssex CountyGilman is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereLunenburg Town ClerkElections here are run by Town of Lunenburg (town or city clerk). PO Box 54, Lunenburg, VT 05906 · (802) 892-5959 · [email protected]FVAP, Nov 2025
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placemvp.vermont.govThe state’s voter lookup

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

Gilman spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of GilmanZIP’s residents in Gilman
05904Gilman, VT92%82%
05906Lunenburg, VT8%2%

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 Gilman

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

Lunenburg Fire District 2 (EPA ID VT0005113). 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 2.4 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Gilman?

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 Gilman?

Green Mountain Access, Consolidated Communications, Netafy, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Gilman?

05904 (92%), 05906 (8%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Gilman in?

Kingdom East Supervisory District and Kingdom East Unified Union School District.

How do I register to vote in Gilman?

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 Lunenburg 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.