Photo: Hantsheroes · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Dudley, MA: what to set up and who to call
There is no curbside pickup in Dudley: residents take trash to Dudley Transfer Station / Recycling Center. Elections in Dudley are run by Dudley itself; register with the Dudley Town Clerk.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Dudley, 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 Dudley.
Power comes from National Grid
National Grid (Massachusetts Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Dudley. 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 Dudley Water Department
Dudley Water Department supplies Dudley: about 81% of residents live in its service area. About 19% 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 5,515 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2025, was 1.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 5.8 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. MA2080000.
4 home internet providers serve Dudley
98% of 3,929 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 1% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 1,000/35 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 23% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 23% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 10% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
No curbside pickup in Dudley: trash goes to the transfer station
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Dudley, from the town’s own site.
Dudley Transfer Station / Recycling Center
7 Indian Road, Dudley, MA 01571
- Wed11 am–4:30 pm, 5 pm–7 pm
- Sat8 am–3:30 pm
Cost: Resident half year (July 1-Dec 31, 2026) $180; Veterans and First Responders half year $160; Senior (65+) half year $118; Grass & Leave permit $35 per sticker term
NEDT
83 Gilmore Street, Sutton, MA
From dudleyma.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated July 1, 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.
Dudley is in Dudley-Charlton Region 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.
Dudley is in ZIP code 01571
ZIP codes where Dudley residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Dudley | ZIP’s residents in Dudley |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01571 | Dudley, 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.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Dudley
Who supplies Dudley’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Dudley Water Department (EPA ID MA2080000). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.2 ppb (Jan–Jun 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Dudley?
National Grid (Massachusetts Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 33.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Dudley?
Spectrum, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Dudley?
01571. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Dudley in?
Dudley-Charlton Region School District.
How do I register to vote in Dudley?
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 Dudley 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: Dudley’s own website (dudleyma.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.