Photo: John Phelan · CC BY 3.0Living in Acushnet, MA: what to set up and who to call
Voting is local here: the Acushnet Town Clerk registers voters and runs elections, not the county. Two school districts split the grades in Acushnet: Acushnet School District and Fairhaven/New Bedford School Districts in Acushnet (9-12).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Acushnet, 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 Acushnet.
Power comes from Eversource
Eversource (NSTAR Electric Co., doing business as Eversource), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Acushnet. Its homes paid an average of 21.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $102 a month (its average across Massachusetts, for customers on its standard service). Massachusetts lets you buy power from another supplier; 76% of Eversource’s home customers do, and Eversource still delivers it.
Start or move service: nstar.com · (800) 592-2000
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Acushnet Water Department
Acushnet Water Department supplies Acushnet: about 84% of residents live in its service area. About 14% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists City of New Bedford Dpi as seller) and serves 8,430 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 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 67% 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. MA4003000.
4 home internet providers serve Acushnet
100% of 4,126 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 14% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 99% | 2,000/250 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 53% | 980/880 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 35% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 13% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Harvey New Bedford picks up trash in Acushnet
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Acushnet, from the town’s own site.
Recycling Center (Collection Center), 700 Middle Road
700 Middle Road, Acushnet, MA 02743
- Fri8 am–2:30 pm
- Sat8 am–2:30 pm
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- Aluminum, Cans
- Aluminum, Foil and Plates
- Bottles, Glass (Clear, Colored, Beer, Wine, Soda)
- Boxes, Corrugated Cardboard
- Boxes, Paperboard
- Cardboard, Corrugated
- Cake and Brownie Boxes
- Boxes, Frozen Food / Wax Coated Containers
- Hot and cold beverage paper cups
- Plastic cups made from polypropylene (PP)
From acushnet.ma.us, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-2027, December 1, 2023. 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.
Acushnet is in two districts that split the grades: Acushnet School District and Fairhaven/New Bedford School Districts in Acushnet (9-12).
BSchool 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 Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Acushnet spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Acushnet residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Acushnet | ZIP’s residents in Acushnet |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02743 | Acushnet, MA | 99% | 100% |
| 02745 | New Bedford, MA | 1% | 1% |
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 Acushnet
Who supplies Acushnet’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Acushnet Water Department (EPA ID MA4003000). 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 2.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Acushnet?
Eversource (NSTAR Electric Co., doing business as Eversource), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 21.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Acushnet?
Xfinity, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Acushnet?
02743 (99%), 02745 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Acushnet in?
Acushnet School District and Fairhaven/New Bedford School Districts in Acushnet (9-12).
How do I register to vote in Acushnet?
In Massachusetts you can register online until 10 days before Election Day, in person until 10 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 10 days before). Elections here are run by the Acushnet Town Clerk. Check your registration at sec.state.ma.us.
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: Acushnet’s own website (acushnet.ma.us), 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 Nov 18, 2024 (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.