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The Halifax handbook

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

Voting is local here: the Halifax Town Clerk registers voters and runs elections, not the county. Two school districts split the grades in Halifax: Halifax and Windham Southwest Supervisory Union.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

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

PowerGreen Mountain Powerinvestor-owned utility · 23.3¢/kWhMore →Internet4 providers97% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Halifax’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolHalifax and Windham Southwest Supervisory Union districtsWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes05301, 05358, 05342Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Halifax.

Electricity

Power comes from Green Mountain Power

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

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Halifax

97% of 541 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 97% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
DVFiberFiber92%1,000/1,000
Fidium FiberFiber75%2,000/2,000
Consolidated CommunicationsDSL7%80/20
VTel WirelessFixed wireless70%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 Halifax’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Halifax.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupCheck halifaxvt.comOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Halifax 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.

Halifax kids go to
PK–8Halifax West SchoolHalifax

Halifax is in two districts that split the grades: Halifax and Windham 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.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Official sitehalifaxvt.comHalifax’s own websiteWikidataTown HallBudget, officials, electionsHalifax’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereHalifax Town ClerkHalifax runs its own elections (town clerk). PO Box 127, West Halifax, VT 05358 · (802) 368-7390 · [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

Halifax spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of HalifaxZIP’s residents in Halifax
05301Brattleboro, VT45%2%
05358West Halifax, VT32%100%
05342Jacksonville, VT23%27%
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.

Nearest emergency roomBrattleboro Memorial Hospital10.1 miles awayGet a library cardWhitingham Free Public2948 Vt Rte. 100 · (802) 368-7506

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Halifax

Who provides electricity in Halifax?

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 Halifax?

DVFiber, Fidium Fiber, Consolidated Communications, VTel Wireless (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Halifax?

05301 (45%), 05358 (32%), 05342 (23%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Halifax in?

Halifax and Windham Southwest Supervisory Union.

How do I register to vote in Halifax?

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 Halifax Town Clerk. Check your registration at mvp.vermont.gov.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • 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.