Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Living in Lowell, MA: what to set up and who to call
Elections in Lowell are run by Lowell itself; register with the Lowell Election Commission. Lowell has its own train station.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lowell, 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 Lowell.
Power comes from National Grid
National Grid (Massachusetts Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Lowell. 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.
Water comes from Lowell Regional Water Utility
Lowell Regional Water Utility supplies almost all of Lowell. It draws surface water and serves 120,418 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, 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. MA3160000.
4 home internet providers serve Lowell
100% of 19,816 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 68% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 96% | 980/880 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 52% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 28% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Curbside recycling in Lowell: every other week, day by address
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Lowell, from the town’s own site.
Recycle Drop-off container (Recycling Compactor) at DPW
1365 Middlesex Street, Lowell, MA 01852
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- Plastic bottles, jugs and tubs
- Plain wrapping paper
- Glass, metal and plastic containers (bottles and jars)
- Recyclable paper, cardboard and paperboard
From lowellma.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-09-15, 2026-09-27. 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.
Lowell is in Lowell School District.
DSchool 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.
Lowell spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Lowell residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lowell | ZIP’s residents in Lowell |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01852 | Lowell, MA | 32% | 100% |
| 01851 | Lowell, MA | 28% | 100% |
| 01854 | Lowell, MA | 26% | 100% |
| 01850 | Lowell, MA | 14% | 100% |
01853 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
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 Lowell
Who supplies Lowell’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Lowell Regional Water Utility (EPA ID MA3160000). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Lowell?
National Grid (Massachusetts Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 33.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Lowell?
Xfinity, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lowell?
01852 (32%), 01851 (28%), 01854 (26%), 01850 (14%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lowell in?
Lowell School District.
How do I register to vote in Lowell?
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 Lowell Election Commission. 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: Lowell’s own website (lowellma.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.