Photo: Nick Allen · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Fitchburg, MA: what to set up and who to call
Fitchburg Dpw Division of Water Supply has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 5.0 ppb, was higher than 90% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Fitchburg has its own drop-off, Bin There Dump That.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Fitchburg, 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 Fitchburg.
Power comes from National Grid
National Grid (Massachusetts Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Fitchburg. 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 Fitchburg Dpw Division of Water Supply
Fitchburg Dpw Division of Water Supply supplies almost all of Fitchburg. It draws surface water and serves 41,946 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 Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 5.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 90% 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. MA2097000.
5 home internet providers serve Fitchburg
100% of 10,672 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 88% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 95% | 2,300/2,300 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 44% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 24% | 100/20 |
| Fitchburg Fiber LLC d.b.a. Fitchburg Fiber Company | Fixed wireless | 2% | 1,000/1,000 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Fitchburg
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Fitchburg, from the town’s own site.
Fitchburg/Westminster Sanitary Landfill and Drop-Off
101 Fitchburg Rd. (Rt. 31 south of Rt. 2), Fitchburg, MA
- Mon8 am–3 pm
- Wed7:30 am–3 pm
- Fri7:30 am–noon
- Sat7:30 am–1 pm
Accepted at the curb
- Newspaper with inserts, magazines, catalogs, paperbacks and phone books
- Junk mail, office paper, paper bags, cardboard boxes
- Glass bottles and jars
- Cartons (milk, juice, soup, broth and wine cartons)
- Tin, steel and aluminum cans with lids, aluminum foil, empty aerosol cans
Tough Stuff Recycling
145 Authority Drive, Fitchburg
From fitchburgma.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated November 1, 2022. 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.
Fitchburg is in Fitchburg 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.
Fitchburg is in ZIP code 01420
ZIP codes where Fitchburg residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Fitchburg | ZIP’s residents in Fitchburg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01420 | Fitchburg, MA | 100% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 01462.
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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Fitchburg
Who supplies Fitchburg’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Fitchburg Dpw Division of Water Supply (EPA ID MA2097000). 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 5.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Fitchburg?
National Grid (Massachusetts Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 33.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Fitchburg?
Xfinity, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, Fitchburg Fiber LLC d.b.a. Fitchburg Fiber Company (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Fitchburg?
01420. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Fitchburg in?
Fitchburg School District.
How do I register to vote in Fitchburg?
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 Fitchburg City 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: Fitchburg’s own website (fitchburgma.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.