Photo: John Phelan · CC BY 3.0Living in Middleborough Center, MA: what to set up and who to call
Middleborough Center has no town government of its own, so Plymouth County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Middleborough School District. Power in Middleborough Center comes from Town of Middleborough, a municipal utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Middleborough Center, 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 Middleborough Center.
Power comes from Town of Middleborough
Town of Middleborough (Town of Middleborough - (MA)), a municipal utility, serves all of Middleborough Center. Its homes paid an average of 15.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $124 a month (its average across Massachusetts).
Start or move service: mged.com · (508) 947-3023
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Middleborough Water Supply
Middleborough Water Supply supplies almost all of Middleborough Center. It draws ground water and serves 15,350 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 2025, was 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 5.0 ppb. That’s higher than 79% 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. MA4182000.
4 home internet providers serve Middleborough Center
100% of 2,015 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 92% 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 | 83% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 49% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Middleborough Center’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Middleborough Center.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Middleborough Center is in Middleborough School District.
Test scores and every school: see Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
No town hall: the county runs things
Middleborough Center is unincorporated, so Plymouth County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Middleborough Center is in ZIP code 02346
ZIP codes where Middleborough Center residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Middleborough Center | ZIP’s residents in Middleborough Center |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02346 | Middleboro, MA | 100% | 33% |
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 Middleborough Center
Who supplies Middleborough Center’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Middleborough Water Supply (EPA ID MA4182000). 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 3.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Middleborough Center?
Town of Middleborough (Town of Middleborough - (MA)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 15.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Middleborough Center?
Xfinity, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Middleborough Center?
02346. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Middleborough Center in?
Middleborough School District.
How do I register to vote in Middleborough Center?
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 Middleborough 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: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- 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.