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The Mount Tabor handbook

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

The Danby Mount Tabor F D 1 water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule), beginning Sep 2022. Mount Tabor runs its own elections, so the Mount Tabor Town Clerk, not a county office, keeps the voter rolls.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Mount Tabor, 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 Mount Tabor.

Electricity

Power comes from Green Mountain Power

Green Mountain Power (Green Mountain Power Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Mount Tabor. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Danby Mount Tabor F D 1 water system

The Danby Mount Tabor F D 1 water system supplies Mount Tabor: about 55% of residents live in its service area. South Wallingford Water Co serves another 5%. About 40% 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 385 people in all.

1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule), beginning Sep 2022. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile2.4 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 2.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 77% 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. VT0005217.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Mount Tabor

99% of 125 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Vermont Telephone CompanyFiber99%10,000/10,000
XfinityCable85%1,200/35
VerizonFixed wireless32%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless7%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Mount Tabor’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Mount Tabor.

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

Mount Tabor kids go to
PK–85 schoolsDepends on your address

Mount Tabor is in two districts that split the grades: Taconic and Green Region School District and Bennington Rutland Supervisory Union.

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

Mount Tabor spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Mount TaborZIP’s residents in Mount Tabor
05739Danby, VT90%14%
05253East Dorset, VT5%2%
05773Wallingford, VT5%1%
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 Mount Tabor

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

The Danby Mount Tabor F D 1 water system (EPA ID VT0005217). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule). 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.4 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Mount Tabor?

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 Mount Tabor?

Vermont Telephone Company, Xfinity, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Mount Tabor?

05739 (90%), 05253 (5%), 05773 (5%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Mount Tabor in?

Taconic and Green Region School District and Bennington Rutland Supervisory Union.

How do I register to vote in Mount Tabor?

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 Mount Tabor 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.