East Freetown Historic District · Photo: User:Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Freetown, MA: what to set up and who to call
Freetown runs its own elections, so the Freetown Town Clerk, not a county office, keeps the voter rolls. Freetown has its own train station.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Freetown, 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 Freetown.
Power comes from Eversource
Eversource (NSTAR Electric Co., doing business as Eversource), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Freetown. 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 Freetown Water Commission
Freetown Water Commission supplies Freetown: about 44% of residents live in its service area. About 56% 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 Fall River Water Department and City of New Bedford Dpi as sellers) and serves 1,600 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. MA4102035.
4 home internet providers serve Freetown
100% of 3,575 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 39% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 99% | 2,000/250 |
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 52% | 980/880 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 45% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 16% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Freetown is any weekday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Freetown, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (any weekday)Look up your day on freetownma.gov
When a holiday falls on a weekday, pickup slides one day later for the rest of that week.
Freetown Drop-off
49 Howland Rd, Assonet, MA 02702
- Tue8 am–4 pm
- Wed8 am–4 pm
- Thu8 am–4 pm
- Fri8 am–4 pm
- Sat8 am–4 pm
- Sun8 am–1 pm
Cost: Free: two Transfer Station stickers per household, available at the Transfer Station; proof of residency required
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
From freetownma.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-09-27. 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.
Freetown is in Freetown-Lakeville 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 Sep 2022; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Freetown spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Freetown residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Freetown | ZIP’s residents in Freetown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02717 | East Freetown, MA | 54% | 100% |
| 02702 | Assonet, MA | 46% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 02747.
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 Freetown
Who supplies Freetown’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Freetown Water Commission (EPA ID MA4102035). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Freetown?
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 Freetown?
Xfinity, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Freetown?
02717 (54%), 02702 (46%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Freetown in?
Freetown-Lakeville School District.
How do I register to vote in Freetown?
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 Freetown 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: Freetown’s own website (freetownma.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.