Photo: Ascended Dreamer · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in West Fairlee, VT: what to set up and who to call
New voters sign up with the West Fairlee Town Clerk, which runs West Fairlee’s elections. Two school districts split the grades in West Fairlee: Rivendell Interstate School District and Rivendell Interstate Supervisory District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in West Fairlee, 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 West Fairlee.
Power comes from Green Mountain Power
Green Mountain Power (Green Mountain Power Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of West Fairlee. 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.
Water comes from West Fairlee MHP
West Fairlee MHP supplies West Fairlee: about 11% of residents live in its service area. About 89% 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.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. VT0005353.
4 home internet providers serve West Fairlee
93% of 341 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 93% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECFiber | Fiber | 94% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Consolidated Communications | DSL | 63% | 10/1 |
| Topsham Communications | Fiber | 30% | 300/300 |
| VTel Wireless | Fixed wireless | 5% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have West Fairlee’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in West Fairlee.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
West Fairlee is in two districts that split the grades: Rivendell Interstate School District and Rivendell Interstate 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.
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.
West Fairlee spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where West Fairlee residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of West Fairlee | ZIP’s residents in West Fairlee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05045 | Fairlee, VT | 54% | 20% |
| 05083 | West Fairlee, VT | 31% | 100% |
| 05033 | Bradford, VT | 8% | 2% |
| 05079 | Vershire, VT | 6% | 6% |
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 West Fairlee
Who supplies West Fairlee’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
West Fairlee MHP (EPA ID VT0005353). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in West Fairlee?
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 West Fairlee?
ECFiber, Consolidated Communications, Topsham Communications, VTel Wireless (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in West Fairlee?
05045 (54%), 05083 (31%), 05033 (8%), 05079 (6%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is West Fairlee in?
Rivendell Interstate School District and Rivendell Interstate Supervisory District.
How do I register to vote in West Fairlee?
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 West Fairlee 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.