Photo: Thetrick · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Jericho, VT: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in most of Jericho comes from Village of Jericho Water System, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 0.3 ppb. Voting is local here: the Jericho Town Clerk registers voters and runs elections, not the county.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Jericho, 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 Jericho.
Power comes from Green Mountain Power
Green Mountain Power (Green Mountain Power Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves 53.6% of Jericho 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 Village of Jericho Water System
Village of Jericho Water System supplies Jericho: about 52% of residents live in its service area. Jericho Underhill Water serves another 10%. Jericho East Home Owners Association serves another 6%. Jericho Fire District 1 serves another 5%. About 29% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Champlain Water District as seller) and serves 1,410 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 61% 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. VT0005077.
7 home internet providers serve Jericho
97% of 1,960 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 3% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 94% | 1,200/35 |
| Consolidated Communications | DSL | 62% | 60/10 |
| Fidium Fiber | Fiber | 2% | 2,000/2,000 |
| VTel Wireless | Fixed wireless | 64% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 58% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 30% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 5 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Jericho.
Casella Waste Systems Dropoff Center
This isn’t Jericho’s own facility. Whether Jericho 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.
Jericho is in two districts that split the grades: Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District 401 and Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District (Supervisory).
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.
Jericho is in ZIP code 05465
ZIP codes where Jericho residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Jericho | ZIP’s residents in Jericho |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05465 | Jericho, VT | 99% | 91% |
A few homes fall in 05489, 05477.
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 Jericho
Who supplies Jericho’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Village of Jericho Water System (EPA ID VT0005077). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.3 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Jericho?
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 Jericho?
Xfinity, Consolidated Communications, Fidium Fiber, VTel Wireless, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Jericho?
05465. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Jericho in?
Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District 401 and Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District (Supervisory).
How do I register to vote in Jericho?
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 Jericho 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.