Photo: C0shea94 · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in East Longmeadow, MA: what to set up and who to call
To register to vote, go to the East Longmeadow Town Clerk: East Longmeadow runs its own elections. The closest public drop-off to East Longmeadow is Recycling & Yard Waste Center, 5 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in East Longmeadow, 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 East Longmeadow.
Power comes from National Grid
National Grid (Massachusetts Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of East Longmeadow. 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 East Longmeadow Dpw Water Dept
East Longmeadow Dpw Water Dept supplies almost all of East Longmeadow. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Springfield Water and Sewer Commission as seller) and serves 16,358 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 Jun–Sep 2023, was 1.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. 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. MA1085000.
5 home internet providers serve East Longmeadow
98% of 6,102 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/35 |
| Xfinity | Cable | 3% | 2,000/250 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 45% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 41% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 27% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in East Longmeadow depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in East Longmeadow, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on eastlongmeadowma.gov →
Somers Road Transfer Station
170 Somers Road, East Longmeadow, MA 01028
- Wed9 am–5 pm
- Sat9 am–5 pm
- Sat9 am–5 pm
Cost: $60 per year for each vehicle, valid January to December, not prorated
Accepted at the curb
- Beauty or food cans
- Clear plastic hinged containers (clamshells)
- Foil
- Glass bottles, jars, tubs, jugs
- Metal Cans
- Milk and juice cartons
- Plastic bottles, jars, jugs
- Pizza boxes
- Cardboard cut down to 2x2 pieces
- Clean paper
- Gift wrap and gift tissue paper
- Greeting cards
- Magazines/catalogs
- Paperbacks and phonebooks
- Paperboard
Gold Circuit Recycling
277 Silver St, Agawam
From eastlongmeadowma.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 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.
East Longmeadow is in East Longmeadow 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 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
East Longmeadow is in ZIP code 01028
ZIP codes where East Longmeadow residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of East Longmeadow | ZIP’s residents in East Longmeadow |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01028 | East Longmeadow, MA | 100% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 01108.
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 East Longmeadow
Who supplies East Longmeadow’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
East Longmeadow Dpw Water Dept (EPA ID MA1085000). 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 (Jun–Sep 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in East Longmeadow?
National Grid (Massachusetts Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 33.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve East Longmeadow?
Spectrum, Xfinity, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in East Longmeadow?
01028. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is East Longmeadow in?
East Longmeadow School District.
How do I register to vote in East Longmeadow?
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 East Longmeadow 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: East Longmeadow’s own website (eastlongmeadowma.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.