Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Montague, MA: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in most of Montague 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. To register to vote, go to the Montague Town Clerk: Montague runs its own elections.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Montague, 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 Montague.
Power comes from Eversource
Eversource (NSTAR Electric Co., doing business as Eversource), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Montague. 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 Turners Falls Water Dept
Turners Falls Water Dept supplies Montague: about 79% of residents live in its service area. Montague Center Water District serves another 6%. About 14% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. 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.
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.
4 home internet providers serve Montague
99% of 3,114 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 1% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 98% | 2,000/250 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 39% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 26% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 16% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Montague
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Montague, from the town’s own site.
Dual-stream recycling
Paper goes out separately from bottles and cans.
- Corrugated cardboard boxes, paperboard gift boxes
- Paper shopping bags (any type of handle is okay)
- Catalogs, calendars and magazines
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check montague-ma.gov →
From montague-ma.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated 2026-10-23. 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.
Montague is in Gill-Montague School District.
DSchool 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.
Montague spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Montague residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Montague | ZIP’s residents in Montague |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01376 | Turners Falls, MA | 62% | 100% |
| 01351 | Montague, MA | 27% | 100% |
| 01349 | Millers Falls, MA | 9% | 92% |
| 01347 | Lake Pleasant, MA | 2% | 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 Montague
Who supplies Montague’s 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 Montague?
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 Montague?
Xfinity, T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Montague?
01376 (62%), 01351 (27%), 01349 (9%), 01347 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Montague in?
Gill-Montague School District.
How do I register to vote in Montague?
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: Montague’s own website (montague-ma.gov), read Oct 23, 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.