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

Johnson runs its own electric utility, Village of Johnson. Three school districts split the grades in Johnson: Lamoille North Modified USD 058B, Lamoille North Modified USD 058A and Lamoille North Supervisory Union.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Johnson, 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 Johnson.

Electricity

Power comes from Village of Johnson

Village of Johnson (Village of Johnson - (VT)), a municipal utility, serves all of Johnson.

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 Johnson Village Water Dept

Johnson Village Water Dept supplies almost all of Johnson. It draws ground water and serves 1,350 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.

Lead, 90th percentile2.2 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 2.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 74% 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. VT0005156.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Johnson

100% of 309 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 80% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable97%1,200/35
Fidium FiberFiber81%2,000/2,000
Consolidated CommunicationsDSL2%10/1
AT&TFixed wireless67%25/3
VTel WirelessFixed wireless65%25/3
T-MobileFixed wireless49%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 Johnson’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Johnson.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Johnson kids go to
PK–64 schoolsDepends on your address
7–8Lamoille Union Middle Schoolin Hyde Park
9–12Lamoille Union High Schoolin Hyde Park

Johnson is in three districts that split the grades: Lamoille North Modified USD 058B, Lamoille North Modified USD 058A and Lamoille North Supervisory Union.

DSchool gradeSee 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.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Johnson is in ZIP code 05656

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of JohnsonZIP’s residents in Johnson
05656Johnson, VT100%37%
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.

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

Questions about living in Johnson

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

Johnson Village Water Dept (EPA ID VT0005156). 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 2.2 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Johnson?

Village of Johnson (Village of Johnson - (VT)), a municipal utility.

What internet providers serve Johnson?

Xfinity, Fidium Fiber, Consolidated Communications, AT&T, VTel Wireless, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Johnson?

05656. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Johnson in?

Lamoille North Modified USD 058B and Lamoille North Modified USD 058A and Lamoille North Supervisory Union.

How do I register to vote in Johnson?

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 Johnson 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.