Photo: Putneypics · CC BY 2.0Living in Westminster, VT: what to set up and who to call
To register to vote, go to the Westminster Town Clerk: Westminster runs its own elections. Three school districts split the grades in Westminster: Bellows Falls UHSD 27, Westminster School District and Windham Northeast Supervisory Union.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Westminster, 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 Westminster.
Power comes from Green Mountain Power
Green Mountain Power (Green Mountain Power Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Westminster. 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 Bellows Falls Water Dept
Bellows Falls Water Dept supplies Westminster: about 12% of residents live in its service area. New England Kurn Hattin Homes serves another 12%. Westminster Aqueduct Society serves another 12%. Shady Pines MHP serves another 6%. About 58% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 4,000 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 1.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 64% 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. VT0005298.
8 home internet providers serve Westminster
89% of 1,366 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 21% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 83% | 1,200/35 |
| Consolidated Communications | DSL | 19% | 10/1 |
| Fidium Fiber | Fiber | 13% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Vermont Telephone Company | Fiber | 9% | 10,000/10,000 |
| VTel Wireless | Fixed wireless | 49% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 17% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Ruggerio Trash Removal picks up trash in Westminster
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Westminster, from the town’s own site.
Rockingham/Westminster Recycling Center and Drop Off Facility
Route 5, Westminster, VT (1 mile south of Bellows Falls)
- Wed8 am–1 pm
- Sat8 am–1 pm
Accepted at the curb
- Paper egg cartons
- Construction paper
- Craft paper (brown grocery bags)
- Frozen food cartons
- Magazines and catalogs
- Newspaper
- Notebook paper
- Soft covered workbooks
- White and colored ledger paper
Rockingham/Westminster Recycling Center and Drop Off Facility
Route 5 (1 mile south of Bellows Falls), Westminster, VT
From westminstervt.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated October 1, 2025. 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.
Westminster is in three districts that split the grades: Bellows Falls UHSD 27, Westminster School District and Windham Northeast Supervisory Union.
C−School gradeSee 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.
Westminster spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Westminster residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Westminster | ZIP’s residents in Westminster |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05346 | Putney, VT | 60% | 36% |
| 05158 | Westminster, VT | 31% | 100% |
| 05101 | Bellows Falls, VT | 9% | 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 Westminster
Who supplies Westminster’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Bellows Falls Water Dept (EPA ID VT0005298). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.8 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Westminster?
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 Westminster?
Xfinity, Consolidated Communications, Fidium Fiber, Vermont Telephone Company, VTel Wireless, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Westminster?
05346 (60%), 05158 (31%), 05101 (9%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Westminster in?
Bellows Falls UHSD 27 and Westminster School District and Windham Northeast Supervisory Union.
How do I register to vote in Westminster?
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 Westminster 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: Westminster’s own website (westminstervt.org), read Oct 21, 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.