Photo: Ascended Dreamer · CC BY 4.0Living in Orleans, VT: what to set up and who to call
Orleans runs its own electric utility, Village of Orleans. Three school districts split the grades in Orleans: Lake Region UHSD 24, Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District and Orleans Central Supervisory Union.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Orleans, 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 Orleans.
Power comes from Village of Orleans
Village of Orleans (Village of Orleans - (VT)), a municipal utility, serves all of Orleans.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Orleans Water System
Orleans Water System supplies almost all of Orleans. It draws ground water and serves 846 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 4.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 90% 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. VT0005190.
6 home internet providers serve Orleans
99% of 317 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 99% | 2,000/250 |
| Consolidated Communications | DSL | 74% | 60/10 |
| VTel Wireless | Fixed wireless | 74% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 43% | 25/6 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 11% | 100/20 |
| New England Wireless | Fixed wireless | 7% | 50/16 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Orleans’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Orleans.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Orleans is in three districts that split the grades: Lake Region UHSD 24, Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District and Orleans Central 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.
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.
Orleans is in ZIP code 05860
ZIP codes where Orleans residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Orleans | ZIP’s residents in Orleans |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05860 | Orleans, VT | 100% | 30% |
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 Orleans
Who supplies Orleans’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
Orleans Water System (EPA ID VT0005190). 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 4.7 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Orleans?
Village of Orleans (Village of Orleans - (VT)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Orleans?
Xfinity, Consolidated Communications, VTel Wireless, Verizon, T-Mobile, New England Wireless (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Orleans?
05860. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Orleans in?
Lake Region UHSD 24 and Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District and Orleans Central Supervisory Union.
How do I register to vote in Orleans?
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 Barton 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.