Photo: Bestbudbrian · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Hancock, MA: what to set up and who to call
Elections in Hancock are run by Hancock itself; register with the Hancock Town Clerk. Two school districts split the grades in Hancock: Hancock School District and Mount Greylock/New Lebanon (NY) School Districts in Hancock (7-12).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Hancock, 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 Hancock.
Power comes from National Grid
National Grid (Massachusetts Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Hancock. 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 Beaver Pond Meadows water system
The Beaver Pond Meadows water system supplies Hancock: about 13% of residents live in its service area. Jiminy Peak Resort serves another 8%. About 79% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 160 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2023, was 2.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 74% 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. MA1121011.
5 home internet providers serve Hancock
96% of 489 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 92% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Fiber, Cable | 91% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Consolidated Communications | DSL | 23% | 10/1 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 41% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 34% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 22% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Hancock’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Hancock.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Hancock is in two districts that split the grades: Hancock School District and Mount Greylock/New Lebanon (NY) School Districts in Hancock (7-12).
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.
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.
Hancock spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Hancock residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Hancock | ZIP’s residents in Hancock |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01267 | Williamstown, MA | 48% | 5% |
| 01237 | Lanesborough, MA | 29% | 9% |
| 01201 | Pittsfield, MA | 23% | 0% |
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 Hancock
Who supplies Hancock’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Beaver Pond Meadows water system (EPA ID MA1121011). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.1 ppb (Jan–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Hancock?
National Grid (Massachusetts Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 33.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Hancock?
Spectrum, Consolidated Communications, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Hancock?
01267 (48%), 01237 (29%), 01201 (23%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Hancock in?
Hancock School District and Mount Greylock/New Lebanon (NY) School Districts in Hancock (7-12).
How do I register to vote in Hancock?
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 Hancock 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.