Photo: Ascended Dreamer · CC BY 4.0Living in Greensboro Bend, VT: what to set up and who to call
Greensboro Bend has no town government of its own, so Orleans County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Hazen UHSD 26. Greensboro Bend Fire District #2 reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Greensboro Bend, 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 Greensboro Bend.
Power comes from Vermont Electric Cooperative
Vermont Electric Cooperative (Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Greensboro Bend. 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 Greensboro Bend Fire District #2
Greensboro Bend Fire District #2 supplies almost all of Greensboro Bend. It draws ground water and serves 71 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 65% 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. VT0005199.
5 home internet providers serve Greensboro Bend
73% of 95 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 15% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 73% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Consolidated Communications | DSL | 15% | 10/1 |
| VTel Wireless | Fixed wireless | 83% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 18% | 300/20 |
| Cloud Alliance | Fixed wireless | 9% | 50/10 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Greensboro Bend’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Greensboro Bend.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Greensboro Bend is in three districts that split the grades: Hazen UHSD 26, Mountain View Union Elementary School District and Orleans 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
Greensboro Bend is unincorporated, so Orleans 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.
Greensboro Bend is in ZIP code 05842
ZIP codes where Greensboro Bend residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Greensboro Bend | ZIP’s residents in Greensboro Bend |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05842 | Greensboro Bend, VT | 100% | 42% |
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 Greensboro Bend
Who supplies Greensboro Bend’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Greensboro Bend Fire District #2 (EPA ID VT0005199). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.4 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Greensboro Bend?
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 Greensboro Bend?
Xfinity, Consolidated Communications, VTel Wireless, Verizon, Cloud Alliance (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Greensboro Bend?
05842. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Greensboro Bend in?
Hazen UHSD 26 and Mountain View Union Elementary School District and Orleans Southwest Supervisory Union.
How do I register to vote in Greensboro Bend?
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 Greensboro 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.