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The Plymouth handbook

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

The Round Top water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 7.4 ppb, was higher than 95% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). To register to vote, go to the Plymouth Town Clerk: Plymouth runs its own elections.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Plymouth, 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 Plymouth.

Electricity

Power comes from Green Mountain Power

Green Mountain Power (Green Mountain Power Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Plymouth. 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 Round Top water system

The Round Top water system supplies Plymouth: about 37% of residents live in its service area. Birch Landing Condominium serves another 11%. About 52% 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 240 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.

Lead, 90th percentile7.4 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 7.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 95% 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. VT0005462.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Plymouth

97% of 776 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 95% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Vermont Telephone CompanyFiber, DSL71%10,000/10,000
XfinityCable63%1,200/35
TDS TelecomFiber, DSL27%8,000/8,000
VTel WirelessFixed wireless31%25/3
VerizonFixed wireless10%300/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Plymouth’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Plymouth.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Plymouth kids go to
PK–64 schoolsDepends on your address
7–12Woodstock Union Middle/High Schoolin Woodstock

Plymouth is in two districts that split the grades: Mountain Views Unified Union School District and Mountain Views 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 Nov 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Plymouth spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of PlymouthZIP’s residents in Plymouth
05056Plymouth, VT63%100%
05149Ludlow, VT31%8%
05035Bridgewater Corners, VT5%5%
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 Plymouth

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

The Round Top water system (EPA ID VT0005462). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 7.4 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Plymouth?

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 Plymouth?

Vermont Telephone Company, Xfinity, TDS Telecom, VTel Wireless, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Plymouth?

05056 (63%), 05149 (31%), 05035 (5%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Plymouth in?

Mountain Views Unified Union School District and Mountain Views Supervisory Union.

How do I register to vote in Plymouth?

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 Plymouth 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.