Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Living in Northampton, MA: what to set up and who to call
Northampton has its own drop-off, Locust Street Transfer Station, on 125 Locust Street. Elections in Northampton are run by Northampton itself; register with the Northampton Board of Registrars.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Northampton, 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 Northampton.
Power comes from Eversource
Eversource (NSTAR Electric Co., doing business as Eversource), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Northampton. 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 Northampton Water Division
Northampton Water Division supplies almost all of Northampton. It draws surface water and serves 29,571 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 Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 2.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 76% 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. MA1214000.
5 home internet providers serve Northampton
100% of 8,452 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 37% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Gateway Fiber | Fiber | 38% | 2,000/2,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 60% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 41% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 24% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Northampton
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Northampton, from the town’s own site.
Locust Street Transfer Station
125 Locust Street, Northampton, MA 01060
- Tue7 am–3:45 pm
- Wed7 am–3:45 pm
- Thu7 am–3:45 pm
- Sat7 am–3:45 pm
Cost: $75 per vehicle per fiscal year (July 1 to June 30); second vehicle for same household additional $75
From northamptonma.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-09-27, 7/1/25, July 1, 2020. 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.
Northampton is in Northampton School District.
B−School 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.
Northampton spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Northampton residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Northampton | ZIP’s residents in Northampton |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01060 | Northampton, MA | 49% | 100% |
| 01062 | Florence, MA | 37% | 100% |
| 01063 | Northampton, MA | 7% | 100% |
| 01053 | Leeds, MA | 7% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 01027. 01061 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Northampton
Who supplies Northampton’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Northampton Water Division (EPA ID MA1214000). 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 2.6 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Northampton?
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 Northampton?
Xfinity, Gateway Fiber, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Northampton?
01060 (49%), 01062 (37%), 01063 (7%), 01053 (7%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Northampton in?
Northampton School District.
How do I register to vote in Northampton?
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 Northampton Board of Registrars. 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: Northampton’s own website (northamptonma.gov), 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.