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The Ludlow handbook

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

Ludlow runs its own electric utility, Village of Ludlow. Two school districts split the grades in Ludlow: Two Rivers Supervisory Union and Ludlow Mt. Holly Unified Union School District.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Ludlow, 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 Ludlow.

Electricity

Power comes from Village of Ludlow

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

Start or move service: ludlow.vt.us · (802) 228-7766

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 Ludlow Village Water Dept

Ludlow Village Water Dept supplies almost all of Ludlow. It draws ground water and serves 2,880 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 percentile1.8 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 1.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 66% 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. VT0005323.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Ludlow

100% of 551 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 90% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable99%1,200/35
TDS TelecomFiber, DSL93%8,000/8,000
T-MobileFixed wireless66%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless54%300/20
VTel WirelessFixed wireless14%10/1

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Ludlow’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Ludlow.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Ludlow 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.

Ludlow kids go to
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your address

Ludlow is in two districts that split the grades: Two Rivers Supervisory Union and Ludlow Mt. Holly 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

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

Ludlow is in ZIP code 05149

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of LudlowZIP’s residents in Ludlow
05149Ludlow, VT100%32%

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 Ludlow

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

Ludlow Village Water Dept (EPA ID VT0005323). 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 1.8 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Ludlow?

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

What internet providers serve Ludlow?

Xfinity, TDS Telecom, T-Mobile, Verizon, VTel Wireless (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Ludlow?

05149. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Ludlow in?

Two Rivers Supervisory Union and Ludlow Mt. Holly Unified Union School District.

How do I register to vote in Ludlow?

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 Ludlow 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.