Photo: Ascended Dreamer · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Lyndon, VT: what to set up and who to call
Lyndon runs its own electric utility, The Town of Lyndon Elec Dept. For recycling, Lyndon has Lyndonville Recycling Center at 224 Church Street; OpenStreetMap lists it open Mon, Wed, Fri 8 am–4 pm, Sat 8 am–3 pm.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lyndon, 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 Lyndon.
Power comes from The Town of Lyndon Elec Dept
The Town of Lyndon Elec Dept (The Town of Lyndon Elec Dept - (VT)), a municipal utility, serves 98.5% of Lyndon residents.
Start or move service: state.vt.us · (802) 626-3366
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Lyndonville Water System
Lyndonville Water System supplies Lyndon: about 72% of residents live in its service area. About 25% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 4,000 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 2.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 78% 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. VT0005040.
9 home internet providers serve Lyndon
86% of 2,150 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 12% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 78% | 1,000/50 |
| Consolidated Communications | DSL | 48% | 80/20 |
| NEK Broadband | Fiber | 11% | 1,000/1,000 |
| VTel Wireless | Fixed wireless | 80% | 25/3 |
| NEW Alliance | Fixed wireless | 59% | 50/16 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 56% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Lyndonville Recycling Center is open Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
Where to take trash and recycling in Lyndon, and where the rules are.
Lyndonville Recycling Center
224 Church Street
- Mon8 am–4 pm
- Wed8 am–4 pm
- Fri8 am–4 pm
- Sat8 am–3 pm
Hours from OpenStreetMap, last updated Feb 2026. They can change with the season, so check nekwmd.org before you go.
Drop-off hours: OpenStreetMap. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Lyndon is in two districts that split the grades: Kingdom East Supervisory District and Kingdom East Unified Union School District.
CSchool 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.
Lyndon spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Lyndon residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lyndon | ZIP’s residents in Lyndon |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05851 | Lyndonville, VT | 93% | 84% |
| 05850 | Lyndon Center, VT | 5% | 97% |
| 05832 | East Burke, VT | 3% | 17% |
05849 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
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 Lyndon
When is the Lyndonville Recycling Center open?
Mon, Wed, Fri 8 am–4 pm; Sat 8 am–3 pm, according to OpenStreetMap (as of Oct 9, 2026). Check nekwmd.org before you go: the town sets the hours and who may use it.
Who supplies Lyndon’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Lyndonville Water System (EPA ID VT0005040). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.7 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Lyndon?
The Town of Lyndon Elec Dept (The Town of Lyndon Elec Dept - (VT)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Lyndon?
Spectrum, Consolidated Communications, NEK Broadband, VTel Wireless, NEW Alliance, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lyndon?
05851 (93%), 05850 (5%), 05832 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lyndon in?
Kingdom East Supervisory District and Kingdom East Unified Union School District.
How do I register to vote in Lyndon?
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 Lyndon 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.