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The Holbrook handbook

Living in Holbrook, MA: what to set up and who to call

New voters sign up with the Holbrook Town Clerk, which runs Holbrook’s elections. The closest public drop-off to Holbrook is Champion City Recovery Transfer Facility, 2 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Holbrook, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Holbrook.

Electricity

Power comes from National Grid

National Grid (Massachusetts Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Holbrook. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Holbrook Public Works Dept

Holbrook Public Works Dept supplies almost all of Holbrook. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Randolph/Holbrook Joint Water Board as seller) and serves 11,405 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.

Lead, 90th percentile1.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 59% 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. MA4133000.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Holbrook

100% of 3,776 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 93% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable100%2,000/250
VerizonFiber, Fixed wireless97%2,300/2,300
T-MobileFixed wireless37%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless37%25/3

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

Troupe picks up trash in Holbrook

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Holbrook, from the town’s own site.

Trash haulerTroupePicks up trash in Holbrookholbrookma.gov
The town’s recycling and trash guidesYard Waste Fall 2026 →

We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check holbrookma.gov →

From holbrookma.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated Fall 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Holbrook kids go to
PK–5John F KennedyHolbrook School District
6–12Holbrook Middle High SchoolHolbrook School District

Holbrook is in Holbrook 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.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Holbrook is in ZIP code 02343

ZIP codes where Holbrook residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of HolbrookZIP’s residents in Holbrook
02343Holbrook, MA100%100%

A few homes fall in 02368.

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Holbrook

Who supplies Holbrook’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Holbrook Public Works Dept (EPA ID MA4133000). 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 1.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Holbrook?

National Grid (Massachusetts Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 33.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Holbrook?

Xfinity, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Holbrook?

02343. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Holbrook in?

Holbrook School District.

How do I register to vote in Holbrook?

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 Holbrook 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: Holbrook’s own website (holbrookma.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.