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The Attleboro handbook

Living in Attleboro, MA: what to set up and who to call

New voters sign up with the Attleboro Election Commission, which runs Attleboro’s elections. The closest public drop-off to Attleboro is North Attleborough Recycling Center, 4 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Attleboro, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Attleboro.

Electricity

Power comes from National Grid

National Grid (Massachusetts Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Attleboro. Its homes paid an average of 33.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $164 a month (its average across Massachusetts, for customers on its standard service). Massachusetts lets you buy power from another supplier; 64% of National Grid’s home customers do, and National Grid still delivers it.

Start or move service: masselec.com · (972) 505-4700

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Attleboro Water Dept

Attleboro Water Dept supplies almost all of Attleboro. It draws surface water (EPA lists Mansfield Water Division as seller) and serves 46,461 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile1.3 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 1.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.3 ppb. That’s higher than 55% 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. MA4016000.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Attleboro

100% of 13,576 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 41% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable100%2,000/250
VerizonFiber, Fixed wireless68%980/880
T-MobileFixed wireless43%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless35%25/3

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

Curbside recycling in Attleboro: every week

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Attleboro, from the town’s own site.

How trash works hereTown pickupTown crews pick up at the curbcityofattleboro.us
Curbside recyclingEvery weekRecycling picked up at the curbcityofattleboro.us
Drop-off center

Attleboro Recycling Center

29 Pond St North, Attleboro, MA 02703

No permit needed

We couldn’t find its opening hours.

Cost: $30 per year for residents not in the trash program (sticker)

Compost drop-off

Compost Center

29 Pond St North, Attleboro

The town’s recycling and trash guidesSolid Waste and Recycling Brochure 2026-2027 →
Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsCall to book
What can be recycledThe town’s recycling pagecityofattleboro.us →

From cityofattleboro.us, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-09-27. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Attleboro kids go to
K–45 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
5–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Attleboro HighAttleboro School District

Attleboro is in Attleboro School District.

C+School gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Attleboro is in ZIP code 02703

ZIP codes where Attleboro residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of AttleboroZIP’s residents in Attleboro
02703Attleboro, MA100%100%

A few homes fall in 02861.

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

Getting around, the ER and the library

One line each; the subject pages have the rest.

Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Attleboro

Who supplies Attleboro’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Attleboro Water Dept (EPA ID MA4016000). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.3 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Attleboro?

National Grid (Massachusetts Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 33.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Attleboro?

Xfinity, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Attleboro?

02703. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Attleboro in?

Attleboro School District.

How do I register to vote in Attleboro?

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 Attleboro Election Commission. 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: Attleboro’s own website (cityofattleboro.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.