Great Blue Hill Weather Observatory · Photo: Jameslwoodward · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Canton, MA: what to set up and who to call
New voters sign up with the Canton Town Clerk, which runs Canton’s elections. The closest public drop-off to Canton is Farnham Road Compost Area, 5 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Canton, 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 Canton.
Water comes from Canton Water Dept
Canton Water Dept supplies almost all of Canton. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Milton Water Dept. (Mwra) and Mwra as sellers) and serves 22,766 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 Jul–Dec 2025, was 1.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.8 ppb. That’s higher than 56% 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. MA4050000.
5 home internet providers serve Canton
100% of 6,626 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 93% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 96% | 980/880 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 68% | 100/20 |
| Netafy | Fixed wireless | 48% | 150/150 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 36% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 5 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Canton.
Farnham Road Compost Area
· run by Town of Sharon
This isn’t Canton’s own facility. Whether Canton residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Canton is in Canton 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 Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Canton is in ZIP code 02021
ZIP codes where Canton residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Canton | ZIP’s residents in Canton |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02021 | Canton, 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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Canton
Who supplies Canton’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Canton Water Dept (EPA ID MA4050000). 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 1.4 ppb (Jul–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
What internet providers serve Canton?
Xfinity, Verizon, T-Mobile, Netafy, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Canton?
02021. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Canton in?
Canton School District.
How do I register to vote in Canton?
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 Canton 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.
- Trash: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- 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.