Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Boxborough, MA: what to set up and who to call
There is no curbside pickup in Boxborough: residents take trash to Boxborough Transfer Station. Power in Boxborough comes from Massachusetts Bay Trans Authority, a political subdivision utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Boxborough, 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 Boxborough.
Power comes from Massachusetts Bay Trans Authority
Massachusetts Bay Trans Authority (Massachusetts Bay Trans Authority), a political subdivision utility, serves all of Boxborough.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Paddock Estates water system
The Paddock Estates water system supplies Boxborough: about 8% of residents live in its service area. Centre Village Apartments serves another 6%. Brook Village Condominium serves another 6%. Harvard Ridge Condominium serves another 5%. About 64% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 463 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 5.0 ppb. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. MA2037036.
4 home internet providers serve Boxborough
99% of 1,479 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 88% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 2,000/250 |
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 92% | 980/880 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 54% | 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.
No curbside pickup in Boxborough: trash goes to the transfer station
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Boxborough, from the town’s own site.
Boxborough Transfer Station
520 Codman Hill Road, Boxborough, MA 01719
- Wed11 am–7 pm
- Sat8 am–4 pm
Cost: Annual sticker valid July 1-June 30: $150 if bought Apr 1-Jul 31, $180 if bought Aug 1-Dec 31, $75 six-month if bought Jan 1-Mar 31, $38 three-month if bought Apr 1-Jun 30; one-time sticker $50
From boxborough-ma.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated Approved February 27, 2020. 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.
Boxborough is in Acton-Boxborough Region School District.
ASchool 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.
Boxborough is in ZIP code 01719
ZIP codes where Boxborough residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Boxborough | ZIP’s residents in Boxborough |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01719 | Boxborough, MA | 100% | 100% |
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 Boxborough
Who supplies Boxborough’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Paddock Estates water system (EPA ID MA2037036). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Boxborough?
Massachusetts Bay Trans Authority (Massachusetts Bay Trans Authority), a political subdivision utility.
What internet providers serve Boxborough?
Xfinity, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Boxborough?
01719. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Boxborough in?
Acton-Boxborough Region School District.
How do I register to vote in Boxborough?
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 Boxborough 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: Boxborough’s own website (boxborough-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.