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The Concord handbook

Living in Concord, MA: what to set up and who to call

Concord runs its own electric utility, Town of Concord. Concord Water Dept reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: bromate, beginning Jul 2022.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Concord, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Concord.

Electricity

Power comes from Town of Concord

Town of Concord (Town of Concord - (MA)), a municipal utility, serves all of Concord.

Start or move service: concordnet.org · (978) 318-3400

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Concord Water Dept

Concord Water Dept supplies almost all of Concord. It draws surface water and serves 18,788 people in all.

1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: bromate, beginning Jul 2022. 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile4.5 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 4.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 5.1 ppb. That’s higher than 89% 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. MA3067000.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Concord

100% of 5,606 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 76% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable100%2,000/250
Concord Light BroadbandFiber81%1,000/1,000
VerizonFixed wireless, Fiber28%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless51%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless9%25/3

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

Trash day in Concord depends on your street

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Concord, from the town’s own site.

How trash works hereTown’s haulerWaste Management picks up at the curb for every homeconcordma.gov
Trash dayBy addressDepends on your address
Drop-offYard Waste Compost SiteHours ↓
Pickup

Your pickup week

Drop-off

Yard Waste Compost Site

755 Walden Street, Concord, MA

MTWTFSS
8a
10a
12p
2p
4p
  • Wed3 pm–6 pm
  • Sat9 am–3 pm
Yard waste drop-off

Yard Waste Compost Site

755 Walden Street

The town’s recycling and trash guidesYard Waste Compost Site Overview →
Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsMattresses: monthly curbside pickup through UTEC at $45 per item (mattress and box spring are separate items), registered online and set out by 7am; or drop-off by appointment at 755 Walden Street at $36 per unit in disposal tags
What can be recycledThe town’s recycling pageconcordma.gov →

From concordma.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-09-27. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Concord kids go to
PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Concord MiddleConcord School District
9–12Concord Carlisle HighConcord-Carlisle School District

Concord is in two districts that split the grades: Concord School District and Concord-Carlisle School District.

A+School gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Concord is in ZIP code 01742

ZIP codes where Concord residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of ConcordZIP’s residents in Concord
01742Concord, MA100%99%

A few homes fall in 01773.

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Concord

Who supplies Concord’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Concord Water Dept (EPA ID MA3067000). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: bromate. 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 4.5 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Concord?

Town of Concord (Town of Concord - (MA)), a municipal utility.

What internet providers serve Concord?

Xfinity, Concord Light Broadband, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Concord?

01742. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Concord in?

Concord School District and Concord-Carlisle School District.

How do I register to vote in Concord?

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 Concord 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: Concord’s own website (concordma.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.