Photo: Pesotsky · CC BY 3.0Living in Brookline, MA: what to set up and who to call
Brookline has its own drop-off, Brookline Household Hazardous Waste Drop Off. Brookline runs its own elections, so the Brookline Town Clerk, not a county office, keeps the voter rolls.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Brookline, 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 Brookline.
Power comes from Eversource
Eversource (NSTAR Electric Co., doing business as Eversource), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Brookline. Its homes paid an average of 21.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $102 a month (its average across Massachusetts, for customers on its standard service). Massachusetts lets you buy power from another supplier; 76% of Eversource’s home customers do, and Eversource still delivers it.
Start or move service: nstar.com · (800) 592-2000
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Brookline Water and Sewer Division
Brookline Water and Sewer Division supplies Brookline: about 97% of residents live in its service area. About 3% 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 Mwra as seller) and serves 63,191 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 1.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.8 ppb. That’s higher than 54% 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. MA3046000.
6 home internet providers serve Brookline
100% of 8,254 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 24% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Astound Broadband | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,500/50 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 73% | 980/880 |
| Starry | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 14% | 300/100 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 75% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 47% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Brookline depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Brookline, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on brooklinema.gov →
- Bulky itemsCall to book
Brookline Transfer Station (Household Hazardous Waste Recycling Facility)
815 Newton Street, Brookline, MA
- Tue7:30 am–12:30 pm
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- Metal food and beverage cans (empty and rinse)
- Plastic bottles, jars, jugs and tubs (empty and rinse)
- Glass bottles and jars (empty and rinse)
From brooklinema.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2025, Last updated 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.
Brookline is in Brookline 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.
Brookline spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Brookline residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Brookline | ZIP’s residents in Brookline |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02446 | Brookline, MA | 51% | 100% |
| 02445 | Brookline, MA | 35% | 99% |
| 02467 | Chestnut Hill, MA | 14% | 40% |
A few homes fall in 02215.
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 Brookline
Who supplies Brookline’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Brookline Water and Sewer Division (EPA ID MA3046000). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.3 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Brookline?
Eversource (NSTAR Electric Co., doing business as Eversource), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 21.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Brookline?
Xfinity, Astound Broadband, Verizon, Starry, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Brookline?
02446 (51%), 02445 (35%), 02467 (14%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Brookline in?
Brookline School District.
How do I register to vote in Brookline?
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 Brookline 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: Brookline’s own website (brooklinema.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.