The men and women operating the Churchill Falls Generating Station, as well as their families, live in the Town of Churchill Falls - a comfortable community located approximately 245 kilometres east of Labrador City. The population is approximately 650.

The community revolves around a unique town center complex - the Donald Gordon Center - with a school, hotel, restaurant, theatre, library, bank, and post office.

Residents enjoy modern living accommodations and recreational facilities. An indoor swimming pool, arena, gymnasium, curling rink, ski-hill, cross-country ski trails, playground, ball diamond and community center provide facilities for many hours of active living.

Other facilities include an interdenominational church, a privately run school system, hospital, small private businesses, a police detachment, and a wildlife division department.

The community is linked to the continental telephone system. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation provides television and radio programming in both English and French. Additional programming is provided by private sources and a community owned cable system.

The airport is owned and operated by Nalcor Energy - Churchill Falls.  The airstrip is eight kilometres from the community and is capable of handling jet aircraft service. Nalcor Energy - Churchill Falls maintains its own aircraft and air services building for business purposes. Provincial Airlines provides regularly scheduled passenger service.