Photo: ToddC4176 · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Dartmouth, MA: what to set up and who to call
Dartmouth Water Division reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (HAA5), a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule). 83% of systems its size reported none. Voting is local here: the Dartmouth Town Clerk registers voters and runs elections, not the county.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Dartmouth, 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 Dartmouth.
Power comes from Eversource
Eversource (NSTAR Electric Co., doing business as Eversource), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Dartmouth. 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 Dartmouth Water Division
Dartmouth Water Division supplies Dartmouth: about 94% of residents live in its service area. About 6% 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 City of New Bedford Dpi as seller) and serves 24,696 people in all.
2 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5), a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule), the latest beginning Aug 2026. 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 7.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 14.0 ppb. That’s higher than 95% 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. MA4072000.
5 home internet providers serve Dartmouth
100% of 11,922 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 2,000/250 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 29% | 300/20 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 3% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 40% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 21% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Curbside recycling in Dartmouth: every other week
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Dartmouth, from the town’s own site.
Dartmouth Transfer Station
976 Russells Mills Road, Dartmouth, MA 02748
- Tue7:30 am–3:15 pm
- Thu7:30 am–3:15 pm
- Sat7:30 am–2:45 pm
Cost: Free for SMART customers; $50 for non-SMART customers; day pass $10 for non-SMART customers
Dual-stream recycling
Paper goes out separately from bottles and cans.
- Tin and aluminum cans
- Newspapers
- Cardboard
From dartmouthma.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-09-27, Rates Effective as of January 6, 2025, Revised August 2026. 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.
Dartmouth is in Dartmouth School District.
BSchool 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.
Dartmouth spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Dartmouth residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Dartmouth | ZIP’s residents in Dartmouth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02747 | North Dartmouth, MA | 65% | 98% |
| 02748 | South Dartmouth, MA | 35% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 02790. 02714 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
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 Dartmouth
Who supplies Dartmouth’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Dartmouth Water Division (EPA ID MA4072000). It reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5), a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule). 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 7.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Dartmouth?
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 Dartmouth?
Xfinity, Verizon, Spectrum, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Dartmouth?
02747 (65%), 02748 (35%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Dartmouth in?
Dartmouth School District.
How do I register to vote in Dartmouth?
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 Dartmouth 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: Dartmouth’s own website (dartmouthma.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.