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The Ripton handbook

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

New voters sign up with the Ripton Town Clerk, which runs Ripton’s elections. Two school districts split the grades in Ripton: Addison Central Unified School District and Addison Central Supervisory District.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

What to set up in Ripton, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerGreen Mountain Powerinvestor-owned utility · 23.3¢/kWhMore →Internet2 providers69% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Ripton’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolAddison Central Supervisory District and Addison Central Unified districtsWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code05766Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Ripton.

Electricity

Power comes from Green Mountain Power

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

Internet

2 home internet providers serve Ripton

69% of 331 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 69% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Fidium FiberFiber80%2,000/2,000
AT&TFixed wireless3%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 Ripton’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Ripton.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupCheck riptonvt.orgOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Ripton 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.

Ripton kids go to
PK–5Ripton Elementary SchoolAddison Central Unified School District
6–8Middlebury Union Middle Schoolin Middlebury
9–12Middlebury Union High Schoolin Middlebury

Ripton is in two districts that split the grades: Addison Central Unified School District and Addison Central Supervisory District.

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.

Official siteriptonvt.orgRipton’s own websiteWikidataTown HallBudget, officials, electionsRipton’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereRipton Town ClerkRipton runs its own elections (town clerk). PO Box 10, Ripton, VT 05766 · (802) 388-2266 · [email protected]FVAP, Nov 2025
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placemvp.vermont.govThe state’s voter lookup

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

Ripton is in ZIP code 05766

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of RiptonZIP’s residents in Ripton
05766Ripton, VT100%100%
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.

Nearest emergency roomPorter Hospital8.6 miles awayGet a library cardSalisbury Free Public918 Maple St. · (802) 458-0747

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Ripton

Who provides electricity in Ripton?

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 Ripton?

Fidium Fiber, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Ripton?

05766. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Ripton in?

Addison Central Unified School District and Addison Central Supervisory District.

How do I register to vote in Ripton?

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 Ripton 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 National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.