Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Mansfield, MA: what to set up and who to call
Mansfield runs its own electric utility, Town of Mansfield; its homes paid 15.0¢ per kWh in 2025. Elections in Mansfield are run by Mansfield itself; register with the Mansfield Town Clerk.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Mansfield, 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 Mansfield.
Power comes from Town of Mansfield
Town of Mansfield (Town of Mansfield - (MA)), a municipal utility, serves all of Mansfield. Its homes paid an average of 15.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $111 a month (its average across Massachusetts).
Start or move service: mansfieldelectric.com · (508) 261-7300
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Mansfield Water Division
Mansfield Water Division supplies almost all of Mansfield. It draws ground water (EPA lists Attleboro Water Dept and Easton Water Div and Foxboro Water Department and Norton Water Department as sellers) and serves 21,797 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–Jun 2026, was 1.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 6.0 ppb. That’s higher than 64% 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. MA4167000.
4 home internet providers serve Mansfield
100% of 6,480 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 91% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 96% | 980/880 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 42% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 10% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Mansfield depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Mansfield, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on mansfieldma.com →
- RecyclingEvery week
- Bulky itemsCall to book
Mansfield Green Recycling Park & Compost Area
499 East Street, Mansfield, MA
- Mon8 am–noon
- Sat8 am–3:45 pm
Cost: $20 per calendar year (annual vehicle sticker from Town Clerk)
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
Mansfield Green Recycling Park
499 East Street, Mansfield, MA
Mansfield Green Recycling Park & Compost Area
499 East Street, Mansfield, MA
From mansfieldma.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-09-27, JANUARY 1, 2024, July 1, 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.
Mansfield is in Mansfield 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 Jul 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Mansfield is in ZIP code 02048
ZIP codes where Mansfield residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Mansfield | ZIP’s residents in Mansfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02048 | Mansfield, 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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Mansfield
Who supplies Mansfield’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Mansfield Water Division (EPA ID MA4167000). 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 1.9 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Mansfield?
Town of Mansfield (Town of Mansfield - (MA)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 15.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Mansfield?
Xfinity, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Mansfield?
02048. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Mansfield in?
Mansfield School District.
How do I register to vote in Mansfield?
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 Mansfield 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: Mansfield’s own website (mansfieldma.com), 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.