Photo: User:Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Orange, VT: what to set up and who to call
Power in Orange comes from Washington Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Voting is local here: the Orange Town Clerk registers voters and runs elections, not the county.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Orange, 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 Orange.
Power comes from Washington Electric Coop
Washington Electric Coop (Washington Electric Coop - (VT)), a cooperative utility, serves 74.5% of Orange residents.
Start or move service: washingtonelectric.coop · (800) 932-5245
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Which providers serve Orange
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Orange, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
We don’t have Orange’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Orange.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Orange is in two districts that split the grades: Central Vermont Supervisory Union and Echo Valley Community School District.
D−School 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.
Orange spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Orange residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Orange | ZIP’s residents in Orange |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05641 | Barre, VT | 65% | 4% |
| 05649 | East Barre, VT | 20% | 42% |
| 05086 | West Topsham, VT | 9% | 10% |
| 05675 | Washington, VT | 6% | 7% |
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 Orange
Who provides electricity in Orange?
Washington Electric Coop (Washington Electric Coop - (VT)), a cooperative utility.
What ZIP codes are in Orange?
05641 (65%), 05649 (20%), 05086 (9%), 05675 (6%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Orange in?
Central Vermont Supervisory Union and Echo Valley Community School District.
How do I register to vote in Orange?
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 Orange Town Clerk. Check your registration at mvp.vermont.gov.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- 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): pending.