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The New Braintree handbook

Living in New Braintree, MA: what to set up and who to call

To register to vote, go to the New Braintree Town Clerk: New Braintree runs its own elections. For an emergency, Baystate Wing Hospital is the closest ER, 15.2 miles away.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

What to set up in New Braintree, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerNational Gridinvestor-owned utility · 33.7¢/kWhMore →Internet4 providers95% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have New Braintree’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolQuabbin School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code01531Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in New Braintree.

Electricity

Power comes from National Grid

National Grid (Massachusetts Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of New Braintree. Its homes paid an average of 33.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $164 a month (its average across Massachusetts, for customers on its standard service). Massachusetts lets you buy power from another supplier; 64% of National Grid’s home customers do, and National Grid still delivers it.

Start or move service: masselec.com · (972) 505-4700

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve New Braintree

95% of 432 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 92% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumFiber, Cable93%1,000/1,000
AT&TFixed wireless16%25/3
T-MobileFixed wireless8%25/3
VerizonFixed wireless7%300/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have New Braintree’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in New Braintree.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupCheck newbraintree.orgOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in New Braintree or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

New Braintree kids go to
PK–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Quabbin Regional Middle Schoolin Barre
9–12Quabbin Regional High Schoolin Barre

New Braintree is in Quabbin School District.

CSchool gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Official sitenewbraintree.orgNew Braintree’s own websiteWikidataTown HallBudget, officials, electionsNew Braintree’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereNew Braintree Town ClerkNew Braintree runs its own elections (town clerk). 20 Memorial Drive, Room #5, New Braintree, MA 01531 · (508) 867-2071 · [email protected]FVAP, Sep 2025
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 Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

New Braintree is in ZIP code 01531

ZIP codes where New Braintree residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of New BraintreeZIP’s residents in New Braintree
01531New Braintree, MA100%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.

Nearest emergency roomBaystate Wing Hospital15.2 miles awayGet a library cardL. Pollard Memorial Library45 Memorial Drive · (508) 867-7650

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in New Braintree

Who provides electricity in New Braintree?

National Grid (Massachusetts Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 33.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve New Braintree?

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

What ZIP codes are in New Braintree?

01531. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is New Braintree in?

Quabbin School District.

How do I register to vote in New Braintree?

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 New Braintree Town Clerk. Check your registration at sec.state.ma.us.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • 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.