Photo: Ascended Dreamer · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Sheffield, VT: what to set up and who to call
Sheffield Fire District 1 reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. Power in Sheffield comes from Vermont Electric Cooperative, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Sheffield, 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 Sheffield.
Power comes from Vermont Electric Cooperative
Vermont Electric Cooperative (Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Sheffield. Its homes paid an average of 24.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $138 a month (its average across Vermont).
Start or move service: vermontelectric.coop · (800) 832-2667
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Sheffield Fire District 1
Sheffield Fire District 1 supplies Sheffield: about 16% of residents live in its service area. About 82% 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 50 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 5.0 ppb. That’s higher than 71% 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. VT0005381.
7 home internet providers serve Sheffield
37% of 387 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Communications | DSL | 53% | 80/20 |
| Spectrum | Cable | 24% | 1,000/1,000 |
| VTel Wireless | Fixed wireless | 60% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 17% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 15% | 25/3 |
| NEW Alliance | Fixed wireless | 14% | 37/12 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Sheffield
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Sheffield, from the town’s own site.
Sheffield Transfer Station
- Wed8 am–5 pm
- Sat8 am–5 pm
From sheffieldvt.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Sheffield is in two districts that split the grades: Kingdom East Supervisory District and Kingdom East Unified Union School 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Sheffield spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Sheffield residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Sheffield | ZIP’s residents in Sheffield |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05866 | Sheffield, VT | 99% | 93% |
| 05839 | Glover, VT | 1% | 1% |
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 Sheffield
Who supplies Sheffield’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Sheffield Fire District 1 (EPA ID VT0005381). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Sheffield?
Vermont Electric Cooperative (Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 24.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Sheffield?
Consolidated Communications, Spectrum, VTel Wireless, T-Mobile, AT&T, NEW Alliance (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Sheffield?
05866 (99%), 05839 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Sheffield in?
Kingdom East Supervisory District and Kingdom East Unified Union School District.
How do I register to vote in Sheffield?
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 Sheffield 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: Sheffield’s own website (sheffieldvt.org), read Oct 22, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.