Photo: Terageorge~commonswiki · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Holden, MA: what to set up and who to call
Holden runs its own electric utility, Town of Holden. To register to vote, go to the Holden Town Clerk: Holden runs its own elections.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Holden, 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 Holden.
Power comes from Town of Holden
Town of Holden (Town of Holden - (MA)), a municipal utility, serves all of Holden.
Start or move service: holdenma.gov · (508) 210-5400
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Holden Water Division, Dpw
Holden Water Division, Dpw supplies Holden: about 96% of residents live in its service area. About 4% 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 Worcester Dpwp, Water Supply Division as seller) and serves 18,016 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 3.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. 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. MA2134000.
5 home internet providers serve Holden
98% of 6,727 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 28% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 1,000/35 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 53% | 300/20 |
| Ripple Fiber | Fiber | 29% | 2,000/2,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 66% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 43% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 4 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Holden.
Wachusett Regional Recycling Center
131 Raymond Huntington Highway, West Boylston, MA, 01583 · run by Wachusett Earthday
This isn’t Holden’s own facility. Whether Holden residents may use it is the town’s rule: check townofholden.net.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Holden is in Wachusett 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.
Holden spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Holden residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Holden | ZIP’s residents in Holden |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01520 | Holden, MA | 82% | 100% |
| 01522 | Jefferson, MA | 17% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 01612.
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 Holden
Who supplies Holden’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Holden Water Division, Dpw (EPA ID MA2134000). 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 3.1 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Holden?
Town of Holden (Town of Holden - (MA)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Holden?
Spectrum, Verizon, Ripple Fiber, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Holden?
01520 (82%), 01522 (17%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Holden in?
Wachusett School District.
How do I register to vote in Holden?
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 Holden 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.