Photo: John Phelan · CC BY 3.0Living in Marlborough, MA: what to set up and who to call
In Marlborough, trash day is Tuesday. Elections in Marlborough are run by Marlborough itself; register with the Marlborough City Clerk.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Marlborough, 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 Marlborough.
Power comes from National Grid
National Grid (Massachusetts Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Marlborough. 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 Marlborough Dpw Water Div. (Mwra)
Marlborough Dpw Water Div. (Mwra) supplies almost all of Marlborough. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Mwra as seller) and serves 41,799 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 1.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 11.5 ppb. That’s higher than 51% 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. MA2170000.
4 home internet providers serve Marlborough
100% of 10,212 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 91% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 94% | 2,300/2,300 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 43% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 37% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Marlborough is Tuesday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Marlborough, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
- RecyclingEvery other week, Tue · which week: marlborough-ma.gov
Marlborough Drop-off
856 Boston Post Road E, Marlborough, MA 01752
- Mon8 am–5 pm
- Tue8 am–5 pm
- Wed8 am–5 pm
- Thu8 am–5 pm
- Fri8 am–5 pm
- Sat8 am–5 pm
Accepted at the curb
- Bottles and Jars
- Mixed Paper, Newspaper, Magazines, Boxes
- Paper & Cardboard
- Metal Food and Beverage Cans
Resident Drop-Off Facility
856 Boston Post Road E, Marlborough, MA 01752
From marlborough-ma.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 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.
Marlborough is in Marlborough School District.
C−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.
Marlborough is in ZIP code 01752
ZIP codes where Marlborough residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Marlborough | ZIP’s residents in Marlborough |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01752 | Marlborough, 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 Marlborough
Who supplies Marlborough’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Marlborough Dpw Water Div. (Mwra) (EPA ID MA2170000). 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 1.2 ppb (Jan–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Marlborough?
National Grid (Massachusetts Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 33.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Marlborough?
Xfinity, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Marlborough?
01752. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Marlborough in?
Marlborough School District.
How do I register to vote in Marlborough?
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 Marlborough City 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: Marlborough’s own website (marlborough-ma.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.