Photo: ToddC4176 · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Colrain, MA: what to set up and who to call
Elections in Colrain are run by Colrain itself; register with the Colrain Town Clerk. Mohawk Trail School District runs the public schools in Colrain.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Colrain, 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 Colrain.
Power comes from National Grid
National Grid (Massachusetts Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Colrain. 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 Colrain Fire District #1
Colrain Fire District #1 supplies Colrain: about 10% of residents live in its service area. Griswoldville Water District serves another 5%. About 80% 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 100 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 7.6 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. MA1066000.
3 home internet providers serve Colrain
97% of 845 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 97% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whip City Fiber | Fiber | 97% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 7% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 4% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Colrain
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Colrain, from the town’s own site.
Colrain Transfer Station
7 Charlemont Road, Colrain MA 01340
- Sat8 am–4 pm
- Tue5:30 pm–7:30 pm
From colrain-ma.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026; pages dated 2026-09-17. 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.
Colrain is in Mohawk Trail School District.
C−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.
Colrain is in ZIP code 01340
ZIP codes where Colrain residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Colrain | ZIP’s residents in Colrain |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01340 | Colrain, MA | 99% | 89% |
A few homes fall in 01370.
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 Colrain
Who supplies Colrain’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Colrain Fire District #1 (EPA ID MA1066000). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Colrain?
National Grid (Massachusetts Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 33.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Colrain?
Whip City Fiber, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Colrain?
01340. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Colrain in?
Mohawk Trail School District.
How do I register to vote in Colrain?
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 Colrain 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: Colrain’s own website (colrain-ma.gov), read Oct 22, 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.