Photo: John Phelan · CC BY 3.0Living in Ashburnham, MA: what to set up and who to call
Ashburnham runs its own electric utility, Town of Ashburnham. Ashburnham has its own drop-off, South Ash Trash, on 1 Gardner Road.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Ashburnham, 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 Ashburnham.
Power comes from Town of Ashburnham
Town of Ashburnham (Town of Ashburnham - (MA)), a municipal utility, serves all of Ashburnham.
Start or move service: amlp.org · (978) 827-4423
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Ashburnham Water Department
Ashburnham Water Department supplies Ashburnham: about 79% of residents live in its service area. About 21% 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 Ash/Win Joint Water Authority and Winchendon Water Department as sellers) and serves 3,680 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 2024–Dec 2026, was 1.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 56% 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. MA2011000.
4 home internet providers serve Ashburnham
99% of 2,793 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 99% | 2,000/250 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 12% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 17% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 12% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Ashburnham
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Ashburnham, from the town’s own site.
Ashburnham Transfer Station
356 Winchendon Road, Route 12, Ashburnham, MA 01430
- Sat8 am–1:30 pm
Cost: $75 per year (valid July 1-June 30); additional permit for same household $10
From ashburnham-ma.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated July 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.
Ashburnham is in Ashburnham-Westminster School District.
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.
Ashburnham is in ZIP code 01430
ZIP codes where Ashburnham residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Ashburnham | ZIP’s residents in Ashburnham |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01430 | Ashburnham, MA | 99% | 99% |
A few homes fall in 01440.
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 Ashburnham
Who supplies Ashburnham’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Ashburnham Water Department (EPA ID MA2011000). 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 1.3 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Ashburnham?
Town of Ashburnham (Town of Ashburnham - (MA)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Ashburnham?
Xfinity, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Ashburnham?
01430. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Ashburnham in?
Ashburnham-Westminster School District.
How do I register to vote in Ashburnham?
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 Ashburnham 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: Ashburnham’s own website (ashburnham-ma.gov), 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.