Photo: Jessamyn · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Stannard, VT: what to set up and who to call
Greensboro Bend Fire District #2 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 Stannard comes from Vermont Electric Cooperative, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Stannard, 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 Stannard.
Power comes from Vermont Electric Cooperative
Vermont Electric Cooperative (Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Stannard. 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 Greensboro Bend Fire District #2
Greensboro Bend Fire District #2 supplies Stannard: about 2% of residents live in its service area. About 98% 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 71 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 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 65% 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. VT0005199.
5 home internet providers serve Stannard
58% of 134 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 56% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEK Broadband | Fiber | 54% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Consolidated Communications | DSL | 41% | 10/1 |
| VTel Wireless | Fixed wireless | 63% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 21% | 300/20 |
| Cloud Alliance | Fixed wireless | 15% | 50/10 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Stannard’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Stannard.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Stannard (33%) is in Mountain View Union Elementary School District; parts are in Stannard School District (33%) and Orleans Southwest Supervisory Union (33%).
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.
Stannard spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Stannard residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Stannard | ZIP’s residents in Stannard |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05842 | Greensboro Bend, VT | 62% | 23% |
| 05836 | East Hardwick, VT | 38% | 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 Stannard
Who supplies Stannard’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Greensboro Bend Fire District #2 (EPA ID VT0005199). 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 1.4 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Stannard?
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 Stannard?
NEK Broadband, Consolidated Communications, VTel Wireless, Verizon, Cloud Alliance (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Stannard?
05842 (62%), 05836 (38%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Stannard in?
Mountain View Union Elementary School District. Parts of the city are in Stannard School District and Orleans Southwest Supervisory Union.
How do I register to vote in Stannard?
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 Stannard 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.