Photo: Beyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in North Adams, MA: what to set up and who to call
Voting is local here: the North Adams City Clerk registers voters and runs elections, not the county. North Adams Public Library, 1.6 miles away, is the closest library to North Adams.
I’m new in town
What to set up in North Adams, 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 North Adams.
Power comes from National Grid
National Grid (Massachusetts Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of North Adams. 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.
Water comes from North Adams Water Dept
North Adams Water Dept supplies almost all of North Adams. It draws surface water and serves 13,000 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 Jun–Sep 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.9 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. MA1209000.
4 home internet providers serve North Adams
98% of 4,394 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 4% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/35 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 44% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 45% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 8% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in North Adams
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in North Adams, from the town’s own site.
North Adams Transfer Station
151 E Street, North Adams, MA 01247
- Tue7 am–2 pm
- Wed7 am–2 pm
- Thu7 am–2 pm
- Fri7 am–2 pm
- Sat7 am–2 pm
The town’s page also lists “last person on scale 1:45 pm”, which we couldn’t read as opening hours: check the town’s page for those days.
Cost: Entrance stickers valid July 1 through June 30; temporary monthly stickers available to city residents; One Day Pass $10 per day (does not include disposal fees)
From northadams-ma.gov, cms9files.revize.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2022. 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.
North Adams is in North Adams 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.
North Adams is in ZIP code 01247
ZIP codes where North Adams residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of North Adams | ZIP’s residents in North Adams |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01247 | North Adams, MA | 100% | 86% |
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 North Adams
Who supplies North Adams’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
North Adams Water Dept (EPA ID MA1209000). 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 0.0 ppb (Jun–Sep 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in North Adams?
National Grid (Massachusetts Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 33.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve North Adams?
Spectrum, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in North Adams?
01247. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is North Adams in?
North Adams School District.
How do I register to vote in North Adams?
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 North Adams City 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: North Adams’ own website (northadams-ma.gov, cms9files.revize.com), read Oct 21, 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.