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The Monument Beach handbook

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

Monument Beach has no town government of its own, so Barnstable County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Bourne School District. For emergencies, Monument Beach is closest to Falmouth Hospital, 10.7 miles away.

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

I’m new in town

What to set up in Monument Beach, 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 Monument Beach.

Electricity

Power comes from Eversource

Eversource (NSTAR Electric Co., doing business as Eversource), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Monument Beach. 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 Bourne Water District

Bourne Water District supplies almost all of Monument Beach. It draws ground water (EPA lists Upper Cape Regional Water Cooperative as seller) and serves 22,500 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.

Lead, 90th percentile4.4 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 4.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 89% 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. MA4036000.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Monument Beach

100% of 1,288 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 59% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable100%1,200/35
VerizonFiber, Fixed wireless71%980/880
AT&TFixed wireless9%25/3
T-MobileFixed wireless4%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Monument Beach’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Monument Beach.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileMonument Beach 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.

Monument Beach kids go to
PK–2Bournedale Elementary Schoolin Bournedale
3–5Bourne Intermediate Schoolin Bourne
6–8Bourne Middle Schoolin Bourne
9–12Bourne High Schoolin Bourne

Monument Beach is in Bourne 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.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Monument Beach is unincorporated, so Barnstable County is the local government.

Local governmentBarnstable CountyMonument Beach is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereBourne Town ClerkElections here are run by Town of Bourne (town or city clerk). 24 Perry Avenue, Buzzards Bay, MA 02532 · (508) 759-0600 · [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

Monument Beach spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Monument BeachZIP’s residents in Monument Beach
02532Buzzards Bay, MA83%17%
02559Pocasset, MA11%9%
02553Monument Beach, MA6%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 Monument Beach

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

Bourne Water District (EPA ID MA4036000). 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 4.4 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Monument Beach?

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 Monument Beach?

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

What ZIP codes are in Monument Beach?

02532 (83%), 02559 (11%), 02553 (6%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Monument Beach in?

Bourne School District.

How do I register to vote in Monument Beach?

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 Bourne 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.