Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Billerica, MA: what to set up and who to call
Billerica Water Works reported 3 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: bromate ×3. 83% of systems its size reported none. Billerica runs its own elections, so the Billerica Town Clerk, not a county office, keeps the voter rolls.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Billerica, 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 Billerica.
Power comes from National Grid
National Grid (Massachusetts Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Billerica. 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.
Water comes from Billerica Water Works
Billerica Water Works supplies almost all of Billerica. It draws surface water and serves 42,119 people in all.
3 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: bromate ×3, the latest beginning Apr 2023. 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 2.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.0 ppb. That’s higher than 74% 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. MA3031000.
4 home internet providers serve Billerica
100% of 12,672 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 91% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 97% | 2,300/2,300 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 55% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 26% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Billerica depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Billerica, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayLook up your day on billerica.gov
- RecyclingEvery week
- Bulky itemsCall to book
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- Advertising flyers
- Catalogs
- Colored and white paper
- Corrugated cardboard
- Glass jars and bottles
- Junk mail
- Lightweight boxboard (e.g., cereal boxes)
- Magazines
- Newspaper
- Phone books
- Plastic bottles and jars
- Tin and steel cans
From billerica.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2013, 2026. 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.
Billerica is in Billerica School District.
B−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 Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Billerica spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Billerica residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Billerica | ZIP’s residents in Billerica |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01821 | Billerica, MA | 73% | 100% |
| 01862 | North Billerica, MA | 27% | 98% |
A few homes fall in 01876. 01822 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
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 Billerica
Who supplies Billerica’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Billerica Water Works (EPA ID MA3031000). It reported 3 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: bromate ×3. 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.4 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Billerica?
National Grid (Massachusetts Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 33.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Billerica?
Xfinity, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Billerica?
01821 (73%), 01862 (27%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Billerica in?
Billerica School District.
How do I register to vote in Billerica?
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 Billerica 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: Billerica’s own website (billerica.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.