Hourly ferry service between Essex, New York and Charlotte is provided by the Lake Champlain Transportation Company.

Most years in the past decade, the ferry service has run year-round, with the exception of a few days of winter rough or ice-filled lake surface.

A commuter bus, operating morning and evening, stops on US Route 7 at Ferry Road for transport to and from Burlington.

Since 2022, Amtrak's Ethan Allen Express train has made a stop at Vergennes, 11 miles to the south.

The Citizen is a weekly newspaper mailed to all residents of Charlotte and nearby Hinesburg.

It was established in 2006 as the Charlotte Citizen but changed its name in 2011 when the publication expanded into Hinesburg.

In May 2017, The Citizen was acquired by the owners of the Stowe Reporter,[9] who then created the Vermont Community Newspaper Group in 2019.