Photo: Doc Searls from Santa Barbara, USA · CC BY 2.0Living in Hull, MA: what to set up and who to call
Hull runs its own electric utility, Hull Municipal Light Plant. Hull runs its own elections, so the Hull Town Clerk, not a county office, keeps the voter rolls.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Hull, 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 Hull.
Power comes from Hull Municipal Light Plant
Hull Municipal Light Plant (Hull Municipal Light Plant - (MA)), a municipal utility, serves all of Hull.
Start or move service: town.hull.ma.us · (781) 925-0051
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Weir River Water System
Weir River Water System supplies almost all of Hull. It draws surface water (EPA lists Cohasset Water Dept as seller) and serves 45,339 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 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.0 ppb. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. MA4131000.
3 home internet providers serve Hull
100% of 4,339 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 90% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 94% | 980/880 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 10% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Curbside recycling in Hull: every other week
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Hull, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check town.hull.ma.us →
From town.hull.ma.us, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated Revised: September 26, 2017. 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.
Hull is in Hull 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.
Hull is in ZIP code 02045
ZIP codes where Hull residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Hull | ZIP’s residents in Hull |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02045 | Hull, 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 Hull
Who supplies Hull’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Weir River Water System (EPA ID MA4131000). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Hull?
Hull Municipal Light Plant (Hull Municipal Light Plant - (MA)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Hull?
Xfinity, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Hull?
02045. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Hull in?
Hull School District.
How do I register to vote in Hull?
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 Hull 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: Hull’s own website (town.hull.ma.us), 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.