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The Waterville handbook

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

Waterville Fire District 1 reported 3 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule) ×3. 78% of systems its size reported none. Power in Waterville comes from Vermont Electric Cooperative, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Waterville, 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 Waterville.

Electricity

Power comes from Vermont Electric Cooperative

Vermont Electric Cooperative (Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Waterville. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Waterville Fire District 1

Waterville Fire District 1 supplies Waterville: about 73% of residents live in its service area. About 27% 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 84 people in all.

3 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule) ×3, the latest beginning Jul 2023. 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile0.6 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.8 ppb. That’s lower than 52% 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. VT0005169.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Waterville

92% of 346 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 92% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Fidium FiberFiber85%2,000/2,000
Mansfield Community FiberFiber15%1,000/1,000
Consolidated CommunicationsDSL3%10/1
VTel WirelessFixed wireless42%25/3
AT&TFixed wireless2%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 Waterville’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Waterville.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Waterville kids go to
PK–6Waterville Elementary SchoolLamoille North Modified USD 058A
7–8Lamoille Union Middle Schoolin Hyde Park
9–12Lamoille Union High Schoolin Hyde Park

Waterville is in three districts that split the grades: Lamoille North Modified USD 058B, Lamoille North Modified USD 058A and Lamoille North 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

Waterville is in ZIP code 05492

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of WatervilleZIP’s residents in Waterville
05492Waterville, VT100%89%
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 Waterville

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

Waterville Fire District 1 (EPA ID VT0005169). It reported 3 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule) ×3. 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.6 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Waterville?

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 Waterville?

Fidium Fiber, Mansfield Community Fiber, Consolidated Communications, VTel Wireless, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Waterville?

05492. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Waterville in?

Lamoille North Modified USD 058B and Lamoille North Modified USD 058A and Lamoille North Supervisory Union.

How do I register to vote in Waterville?

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 Waterville 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.