Photo: John Phelan · CC BY 3.0Living in Hatfield, MA: what to set up and who to call
Hatfield has its own drop-off, Hatfield Transfer Station, on 10 Straits Road. New voters sign up with the Hatfield Town Clerk, which runs Hatfield’s elections.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Hatfield, 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 Hatfield.
Power comes from Eversource
Eversource (NSTAR Electric Co., doing business as Eversource), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Hatfield. 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 Hatfield Water Dept
Hatfield Water Dept supplies almost all of Hatfield. It draws surface water and serves 3,164 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 Jun–Sep 2025, was 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 5.2 ppb. That’s higher than 82% 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. MA1127000.
3 home internet providers serve Hatfield
99% of 1,466 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 98% | 2,000/250 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 38% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 20% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Hatfield has its own drop-off: Hatfield Transfer Station
Where to take trash and recycling in Hatfield, and where the rules are.
Hatfield Transfer Station
10 Straits Road, Hatfield, MA, 01038
A fee applies (OSM). Before you go, check the rules on townofhatfield.org.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026 (last edited May 2026). © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Hatfield is in Hatfield School District.
CSchool 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.
Hatfield spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Hatfield residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Hatfield | ZIP’s residents in Hatfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01038 | Hatfield, MA | 75% | 100% |
| 01088 | West Hatfield, MA | 18% | 100% |
| 01066 | North Hatfield, MA | 6% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 01039.
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 Hatfield
Who supplies Hatfield’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Hatfield Water Dept (EPA ID MA1127000). 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 3.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Hatfield?
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 Hatfield?
Xfinity, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Hatfield?
01038 (75%), 01088 (18%), 01066 (6%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Hatfield in?
Hatfield School District.
How do I register to vote in Hatfield?
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 Hatfield 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.