Photo: T.S. Custadio ToddC4176 15:19, 11 March 2007 (UTC) · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Halifax, MA: what to set up and who to call
Halifax Water Department has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 6.0 ppb, was higher than 94% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). New voters sign up with the Halifax Town Clerk, which runs Halifax’s elections.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Halifax, 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 Halifax.
Power comes from National Grid
National Grid (Massachusetts Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Halifax. 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 Halifax Water Department
Halifax Water Department supplies Halifax: about 94% of residents live in its service area. About 6% 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 Brockton Water Department as seller) and serves 7,575 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–Dec 2023, was 6.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 7.0 ppb. That’s higher than 94% 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. MA4118000.
4 home internet providers serve Halifax
100% of 2,868 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 27% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 51% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 32% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
All State Waste picks up trash in Halifax
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Halifax, from the town’s own site.
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check halifaxma.gov →
From halifaxma.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 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.
Halifax is in two districts that split the grades: Halifax School District and Silver Lake 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 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Halifax is in ZIP code 02338
ZIP codes where Halifax residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Halifax | ZIP’s residents in Halifax |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02338 | Halifax, 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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Halifax
Who supplies Halifax’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Halifax Water Department (EPA ID MA4118000). 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 6.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Halifax?
National Grid (Massachusetts Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 33.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Halifax?
Xfinity, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Halifax?
02338. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Halifax in?
Halifax School District and Silver Lake School District.
How do I register to vote in Halifax?
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 Halifax 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: Halifax’s own website (halifaxma.gov), read Oct 23, 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.