Photo: Mark Barry from Md, Vt, Ny. · CC BY 2.0Living in North Bennington, VT: what to set up and who to call
Three school districts split the grades in North Bennington: Mount Anthony UHSD 14, North Bennington Incorporated School District and Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union. North Bennington has its own library, John G. Mccullough Free Library, at 2 Main St.
I’m new in town
What to set up in North Bennington, 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 North Bennington.
Power comes from Green Mountain Power
Green Mountain Power (Green Mountain Power Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of North Bennington. 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 North Bennington Water Dept
North Bennington Water Dept supplies North Bennington: about 78% of residents live in its service area. About 21% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 1,700 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 63% 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. VT0005017.
6 home internet providers serve North Bennington
100% of 398 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 90% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 99% | 2,000/250 |
| Fidium Fiber | Fiber | 91% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 81% | 300/20 |
| VTel Wireless | Fixed wireless | 74% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 63% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 48% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have North Bennington’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in North Bennington.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
North Bennington is in three districts that split the grades: Mount Anthony UHSD 14, North Bennington Incorporated School District and Southwest Vermont 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Dec 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
North Bennington is in ZIP code 05257
ZIP codes where North Bennington residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of North Bennington | ZIP’s residents in North Bennington |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05257 | North Bennington, VT | 100% | 56% |
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 North Bennington
Who supplies North Bennington’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
North Bennington Water Dept (EPA ID VT0005017). 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 1.6 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in North Bennington?
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 North Bennington?
Xfinity, Fidium Fiber, Verizon, VTel Wireless, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in North Bennington?
05257. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is North Bennington in?
Mount Anthony UHSD 14 and North Bennington Incorporated School District and Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union.
How do I register to vote in North Bennington?
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 Bennington 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.