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The Millers Falls handbook

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

Millers Falls has no town government of its own, so Franklin County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Gill-Montague School District. Tap water in most of Millers Falls comes from Turners Falls Water Dept, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection.

Millers Falls has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Franklin County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Millers Falls’ town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Millers Falls, 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 Millers Falls.

Electricity

Power comes from Eversource

Eversource (NSTAR Electric Co., doing business as Eversource), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Millers Falls. 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 Turners Falls Water Dept

Turners Falls Water Dept supplies Millers Falls: about 51% of residents live in its service area. Erving Water Dept serves another 49%. It draws ground water and serves 8,080 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 percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jun–Sep 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 5.8 ppb. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.

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. MA1192000.

Internet

2 home internet providers serve Millers Falls

99% of 390 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable99%2,000/250
AT&TFixed wireless19%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Millers Falls’ trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Millers Falls.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileMillers Falls has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Millers Falls kids go to
PK–63 schoolsDepends on your address
7–8Great Falls Middlein Montague
9–12Turners Fall Highin Montague

Most of Millers Falls (39%) is in Gill-Montague School District; parts are in Erving School District (31%) and Gill-Montague School District in Erving (7-12) (31%).

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.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Millers Falls is unincorporated, so Franklin County is the local government.

Local governmentFranklin CountyMillers Falls is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereMontague Town ClerkElections here are run by Town of Montague (town or city clerk). Most of Millers Falls (51%) votes here; the rest in Town of Erving (49%). One Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA 01376 · (413) 863-3200 · [email protected]FVAP, Jun 2023
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placesec.state.ma.usThe state’s voter lookup

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

Millers Falls spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Millers FallsZIP’s residents in Millers Falls
01349Millers Falls, MA51%62%
01344Erving, MA49%29%

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 Millers Falls

Who supplies Millers Falls’ drinking water, and has it had violations?

Turners Falls Water Dept (EPA ID MA1192000). 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 0.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Millers Falls?

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 Millers Falls?

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

What ZIP codes are in Millers Falls?

01349 (51%), 01344 (49%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Millers Falls in?

Gill-Montague School District. Parts of the city are in Erving School District and Gill-Montague School District in Erving (7-12).

How do I register to vote in Millers Falls?

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 Montague 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.