Photo: Jd4508. Original uploader was Jd4508 at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Middlebury, VT: what to set up and who to call
Middlebury Water Dept has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 8.6 ppb, was higher than 98% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). ACSWMD Transfer Station takes trash and recycling in Middlebury, open Mon–Fri 7 am–3 pm, Sat 8 am–1 pm (OpenStreetMap).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Middlebury, 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 Middlebury.
Power comes from Green Mountain Power
Green Mountain Power (Green Mountain Power Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Middlebury. 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 Middlebury Water Dept
Middlebury Water Dept supplies Middlebury: about 90% of residents live in its service area. East Middlebury Fd 1 serves another 7%. It draws ground water and serves 9,379 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 2021–Dec 2023, was 8.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 98% 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. VT0005004.
8 home internet providers serve Middlebury
94% of 2,499 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 61% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 93% | 2,000/250 |
| Fidium Fiber | Fiber | 62% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Consolidated Communications | DSL | 21% | 10/1 |
| Maple Broadband | Fiber | 3% | 1,000/1,000 |
| VTel Wireless | Fixed wireless | 68% | 25/3 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 32% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
ACSWMD Transfer Station is open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
Where to take trash and recycling in Middlebury, and where the rules are.
ACSWMD Transfer Station
1223 US Route 7 South, Middlebury, VT, 05753
- Mon7 am–3 pm
- Tue7 am–3 pm
- Wed7 am–3 pm
- Thu7 am–3 pm
- Fri7 am–3 pm
- Sat8 am–1 pm
Hours from OpenStreetMap, last updated Apr 2020. They can change with the season, so check addisoncountyrecycles.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.
Middlebury is in two districts that split the grades: Addison Central Unified School District and Addison Central Supervisory District.
BSchool 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.
Middlebury is in ZIP code 05753
ZIP codes where Middlebury residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Middlebury | ZIP’s residents in Middlebury |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05753 | Middlebury, VT | 100% | 82% |
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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Middlebury
When is the ACSWMD Transfer Station open?
Mon–Fri 7 am–3 pm; Sat 8 am–1 pm, according to OpenStreetMap (as of Oct 9, 2026). Check addisoncountyrecycles.org before you go: the town sets the hours and who may use it.
Who supplies Middlebury’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Middlebury Water Dept (EPA ID VT0005004). 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 8.6 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Middlebury?
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 Middlebury?
Xfinity, Fidium Fiber, Consolidated Communications, Maple Broadband, VTel Wireless, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Middlebury?
05753. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Middlebury in?
Addison Central Unified School District and Addison Central Supervisory District.
How do I register to vote in Middlebury?
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 Middlebury 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.