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The Wallingford handbook

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

New voters sign up with the Wallingford Town Clerk, which runs Wallingford’s elections. Two school districts split the grades in Wallingford: Mill River Unified School District and Mill River Unified Union Supervisory District.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Wallingford, 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 Wallingford.

Electricity

Power comes from Green Mountain Power

Green Mountain Power (Green Mountain Power Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Wallingford. 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 Wallingford Fire District 1

Wallingford Fire District 1 supplies Wallingford: about 57% of residents live in its service area. South Wallingford Water Co serves another 11%. About 31% 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 956 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.

Lead, 90th percentile4.1 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 4.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 89% 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. VT0005242.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Wallingford

99% of 1,063 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Vermont Telephone CompanyFiber98%10,000/10,000
XfinityCable71%1,200/35
VTel WirelessFixed wireless74%25/3
T-MobileFixed wireless39%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless21%300/20

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

Trash & recycling

Trash and recycling in Wallingford

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Wallingford, from the town’s own site.

Transfer station

Wallingford Transfer Station

90 Waldo Lane, Wallingford, VT 05773

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  • Sat8 am–noon
The town’s recycling and trash guidesVermonter's Guide to Recycling (PDF) dec.vermont.gov →

From wallingfordvt.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026; pages dated 2025-09-08, 2026-05-06, 2026-10-21. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Wallingford kids go to
PK–6Wallingford Village SchoolMill River Unified School District
7–12Mill River Union High Schoolin North Clarendon

Wallingford is in two districts that split the grades: Mill River Unified School District and Mill River Unified Union Supervisory District.

C−School gradeSee 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

Wallingford spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of WallingfordZIP’s residents in Wallingford
05773Wallingford, VT74%78%
05742East Wallingford, VT24%80%

A few homes fall in 05759, 05738.

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 Wallingford

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

Wallingford Fire District 1 (EPA ID VT0005242). 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 4.1 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Wallingford?

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 Wallingford?

Vermont Telephone Company, Xfinity, VTel Wireless, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Wallingford?

05773 (74%), 05742 (24%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Wallingford in?

Mill River Unified School District and Mill River Unified Union Supervisory District.

How do I register to vote in Wallingford?

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 Wallingford 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: Wallingford’s own website (wallingfordvt.com), 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.