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The Mattapoisett handbook

Living in Mattapoisett, MA: what to set up and who to call

Elections in Mattapoisett are run by Mattapoisett itself; register with the Mattapoisett Town Clerk. Two school districts split the grades in Mattapoisett: Mattapoisett School District and Old Rochester School District.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Mattapoisett, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Mattapoisett.

Electricity

Power comes from Eversource

Eversource (NSTAR Electric Co., doing business as Eversource), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Mattapoisett. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Mattapoisett Water Department

Mattapoisett Water Department supplies Mattapoisett: about 94% of residents live in its service area. About 6% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water (EPA lists Mattapoisett River Valley W.d. as seller) and serves 7,685 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.

Lead, 90th percentile4.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 4.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 5.0 ppb. That’s higher than 87% 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. MA4173000.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Mattapoisett

100% of 3,503 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 92% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable99%2,000/250
VerizonFiber, Fixed wireless94%980/880
T-MobileFixed wireless27%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless12%25/3

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

Trash day in Mattapoisett depends on your street

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Mattapoisett, from the town’s own site.

Pickup

Your pickup week

Holiday weeks

When a holiday falls on a weekday, pickup slides one day later for the rest of that week.

Transfer station

Mattapoisett Transfer Station

Permit needed
MTWTFSS
8a
10a
12p
2p
4p
  • Tue8 am–3 pm
  • Thu8 am–3 pm
  • Sat8 am–3 pm

Cost: Resident annual sticker $35.00; one-day pass $10.00

What goes in the recycling bin

Accepted at the curb

  • Bottles and Jars
  • Glass Bottles, Jars, Jugs and Tubs
  • Plastic
  • Mixed Paper, Newspaper, Magazines, Boxes
  • Paper & Cardboard
  • Metal Food and Beverage Cans
Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsBulky items taken at the transfer station for per-item or per-load fees (e.g., sofa $30 each; mattresses $40-$60 each)
What can be recycledThe town’s recycling pagemattapoisett.gov →
Get the permit from the Town Clerk(508) 758-4100Mon-Fri 8 am-4 pm

From mattapoisett.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2024, 2026, July 29, 2024. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Mattapoisett kids go to
PK–3CenterMattapoisett School District
7–8Old Rochester Regional Jr HighOld Rochester School District
9–12Old Rochester Regional HighOld Rochester School District

Mattapoisett is in two districts that split the grades: Mattapoisett School District and Old Rochester 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.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Mattapoisett is in ZIP code 02739

ZIP codes where Mattapoisett residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of MattapoisettZIP’s residents in Mattapoisett
02739Mattapoisett, MA100%100%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Mattapoisett

Who supplies Mattapoisett’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Mattapoisett Water Department (EPA ID MA4173000). 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 4.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Mattapoisett?

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 Mattapoisett?

Xfinity, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Mattapoisett?

02739. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Mattapoisett in?

Mattapoisett School District and Old Rochester School District.

How do I register to vote in Mattapoisett?

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 Mattapoisett 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: Mattapoisett’s own website (mattapoisett.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.