Photo: Daderot · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Lincoln, MA: what to set up and who to call
There is no curbside pickup in Lincoln: residents take trash to Lincoln Transfer Station/Recycling Center. Elections in Lincoln are run by Lincoln itself; register with the Lincoln Town Clerk.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lincoln, 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 Lincoln.
Power comes from Eversource
Eversource (NSTAR Electric Co., doing business as Eversource), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Lincoln. 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 Lincoln Water Dept
Lincoln Water Dept supplies Lincoln: about 78% of residents live in its service area. Hanscom Family Housing (Landings) serves another 20%. It draws surface water (EPA lists Weston Water Dept. as seller) and serves 5,593 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 2.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.0 ppb. That’s higher than 73% 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. MA3157000.
4 home internet providers serve Lincoln
100% of 1,800 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 91% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 98% | 2,000/250 |
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 96% | 2,300/2,300 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 36% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 14% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
No curbside pickup in Lincoln: trash goes to the transfer station
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Lincoln, from the town’s own site.
Lincoln Transfer Station/Recycling Center
- Wed7:30 am–3:30 pm
- Sat7:30 am–3:30 pm
From lincolntown.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated June 2022. 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.
Lincoln is in two districts that split the grades: Lincoln School District and Lincoln-Sudbury School District.
ASchool 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.
Lincoln spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Lincoln residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lincoln | ZIP’s residents in Lincoln |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01773 | Lincoln, MA | 80% | 99% |
| 01731 | Hanscom Afb, MA | 20% | 92% |
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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Lincoln
Who supplies Lincoln’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Lincoln Water Dept (EPA ID MA3157000). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.2 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Lincoln?
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 Lincoln?
Xfinity, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lincoln?
01773 (80%), 01731 (20%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lincoln in?
Lincoln School District and Lincoln-Sudbury School District.
How do I register to vote in Lincoln?
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 Lincoln 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: Lincoln’s own website (lincolntown.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.