Photo: Doug Kerr · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Medfield, MA: what to set up and who to call
Medfield Water Dept. has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 7.0 ppb, was higher than 95% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Medfield has its own drop-off, Medfield Transfer and Recycling Station.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Medfield, 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 Medfield.
Power comes from Eversource
Eversource (NSTAR Electric Co., doing business as Eversource), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Medfield. 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 Medfield Water Dept.
Medfield Water Dept. supplies almost all of Medfield. It draws ground water and serves 12,713 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 2025, was 7.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 10.0 ppb. That’s higher than 95% 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. MA2175000.
4 home internet providers serve Medfield
100% of 3,915 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 79% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 2,000/250 |
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 80% | 980/880 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 48% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 23% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
A county or regional provider runs trash and recycling for Medfield
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Medfield, from the town’s own site.
Medfield Transfer Station
123 North Meadows Road, Medfield, MA
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Cost: $125 for a two-year period for the first vehicle; $30 for each additional vehicle
Accepted at the curb
- Mixed paper
- Cardboard and boxboard
- Plastic bottles and containers
- Aluminum and tin cans
- Glass bottles and jars
From town.medfield.net, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-10-01, Updated March 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.
Medfield is in Medfield 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.
Medfield is in ZIP code 02052
ZIP codes where Medfield residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Medfield | ZIP’s residents in Medfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02052 | Medfield, 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 Medfield
Who supplies Medfield’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Medfield Water Dept. (EPA ID MA2175000). 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 7.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Medfield?
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 Medfield?
Xfinity, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Medfield?
02052. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Medfield in?
Medfield School District.
How do I register to vote in Medfield?
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 Medfield 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: Medfield’s own website (town.medfield.net), 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.