Photo: Marcbela (Marc N. Belanger) · Public domainLiving in Hudson, MA: what to set up and who to call
Hudson runs its own electric utility, Town of Hudson; its homes paid 13.1¢ per kWh in 2025. Elections in Hudson are run by Hudson itself; register with the Hudson Town Clerk.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Hudson, 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 Hudson.
Power comes from Town of Hudson
Town of Hudson (Town of Hudson - (MA)), a municipal utility, serves 78.4% of Hudson residents. Its homes paid an average of 13.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $102 a month (its average across Massachusetts).
Start or move service: hudsonlight.com · (978) 562-2368
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Hudson Water Supply
Hudson Water Supply supplies almost all of Hudson. It draws surface water and serves 20,032 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–Dec 2025, was 2.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.4 ppb. That’s higher than 77% 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. MA2141000.
4 home internet providers serve Hudson
100% of 5,975 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 94% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 99% | 2,000/250 |
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 96% | 2,300/2,300 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 61% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 21% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Hudson depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Hudson, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayLook up your day on townofhudson.org
- RecyclingEvery week, same day as trash
Hudson Transfer Station
300 Cox Street, Hudson, MA 01749
- Mon8 am–4 pm
- Tue8 am–4 pm
- Wed8 am–4 pm
- Thu8 am–4 pm
- Fri8 am–4 pm
- Sat8 am–2 pm
Cost: $10 per year (valid July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027); free for veterans and residents 65 and older
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- Plastic bottles, jars, jugs, and tubs
- Paper
- Cardboard
- Glass
- Metal cans
- Aluminum and tin
From townofhudson.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. 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.
Hudson is in Hudson 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.
Hudson is in ZIP code 01749
ZIP codes where Hudson residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Hudson | ZIP’s residents in Hudson |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01749 | Hudson, 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.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Hudson
Who supplies Hudson’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Hudson Water Supply (EPA ID MA2141000). 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 2.7 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Hudson?
Town of Hudson (Town of Hudson - (MA)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 13.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Hudson?
Xfinity, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Hudson?
01749. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Hudson in?
Hudson School District.
How do I register to vote in Hudson?
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 Hudson 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: Hudson’s own website (townofhudson.org), 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.