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Ice Cream Shop, Railroad Square, East Pepperell, MAPhoto: John Phelan · CC BY 3.0
The East Pepperell handbook

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

East Pepperell has no town government of its own, so Middlesex County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend North Middlesex School District. The closest public drop-off to East Pepperell is Hollis Stump Dump, 4 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.

East Pepperell has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Middlesex County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on East Pepperell’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in East Pepperell, 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 East Pepperell.

Electricity

Power comes from National Grid

National Grid (Massachusetts Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of East Pepperell. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Pepperell Dpw Water Division

Pepperell Dpw Water Division supplies almost all of East Pepperell. It draws ground water and serves 9,217 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.

Lead, 90th percentile1.1 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 1.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.0 ppb. That’s higher than 52% 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. MA2232000.

Internet

3 home internet providers serve East Pepperell

99% of 640 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 1% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber99%1,000/35
AT&TFixed wireless76%25/3
T-MobileFixed wireless69%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

The nearest public drop-off is 4 miles away

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in East Pepperell.

Nearest public drop-off · 3.5 mi from the center of East Pepperell

Hollis Stump Dump

· run by Town of Hollis

HoursWed, Sat 8 am–5 pm

This isn’t East Pepperell’s own facility. Whether East Pepperell residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.

OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

East Pepperell kids go to
K–44 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
5–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12North Middlesex Regionalin Townsend

East Pepperell is in North Middlesex School District.

Test scores and every school: see Schools →

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

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

East Pepperell is unincorporated, so Middlesex County is the local government.

Local governmentMiddlesex CountyEast Pepperell is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections herePepperell Town ClerkElections here are run by Town of Pepperell (town or city clerk). 1 Main Street, Pepperell, MA 01463 · (978) 433-0339 · [email protected]FVAP, Jun 2023
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placesec.state.ma.usThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

East Pepperell is in ZIP code 01463

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of East PepperellZIP’s residents in East Pepperell
01463Pepperell, MA100%18%

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.

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in East Pepperell

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

Pepperell Dpw Water Division (EPA ID MA2232000). 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 1.1 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in East Pepperell?

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 Pepperell?

Spectrum, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in East Pepperell?

01463. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is East Pepperell in?

North Middlesex School District.

How do I register to vote in East Pepperell?

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 Pepperell 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: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
  • 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.