Photo: John Phelan · CC BY 3.0Living in Belmont, MA: what to set up and who to call
Belmont runs its own electric utility, Town of Belmont. Belmont runs its own elections, so the Belmont Town Clerk, not a county office, keeps the voter rolls.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Belmont, 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 Belmont.
Power comes from Town of Belmont
Town of Belmont (Town of Belmont - (MA)), a municipal utility, serves all of Belmont.
Start or move service: belmontlight.com · (617) 993-2800
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Belmont Water Dept. (Mwra)
Belmont Water Dept. (Mwra) supplies almost all of Belmont. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Mwra as seller) and serves 27,442 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 1.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 5.8 ppb. That’s higher than 58% 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. MA3026000.
5 home internet providers serve Belmont
100% of 7,163 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 96% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 97% | 2,300/2,300 |
| Astound Broadband | Cable | 4% | 1,500/50 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 82% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 17% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
F.W. Russell picks up trash in Belmont
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Belmont, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check belmont-ma.gov →
From belmont-ma.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2016, FY27. 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.
Belmont is in Belmont School District.
A+School 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.
Belmont is in ZIP code 02478
ZIP codes where Belmont residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Belmont | ZIP’s residents in Belmont |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02478 | Belmont, MA | 100% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 02138.
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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Belmont
Who supplies Belmont’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Belmont Water Dept. (Mwra) (EPA ID MA3026000). 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 1.5 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Belmont?
Town of Belmont (Town of Belmont - (MA)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Belmont?
Xfinity, Verizon, Astound Broadband, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Belmont?
02478. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Belmont in?
Belmont School District.
How do I register to vote in Belmont?
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 Belmont 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: Belmont’s own website (belmont-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.