Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Norwell, MA: what to set up and who to call
Voting is local here: the Norwell Town Clerk registers voters and runs elections, not the county. The closest public drop-off to Norwell is Scituate Transfer Station, 4 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Norwell, 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 Norwell.
Power comes from National Grid
National Grid (Massachusetts Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Norwell. 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 Norwell Water Department
Norwell Water Department supplies almost all of Norwell. It draws ground water and serves 11,495 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 Jul–Dec 2025, was 4.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 87% 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. MA4219000.
4 home internet providers serve Norwell
100% of 3,900 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 94% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 99% | 2,000/250 |
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 94% | 980/880 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 45% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 17% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Curbside recycling in Norwell: every week, same day as trash
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Norwell, from the town’s own site.
Norwell Recycling Center
310 Main Street
- Wed7:30 am–2:30 pm
- Sat7:30 am–2:30 pm
Cost: No charge for the recycling sticker
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- Plastic Bottles & Containers
- Food & Beverage Cans
- Paper (shredded paper in a paper bag)
- Flattened Cardboard & Paperboard Only
- Food & Beverage Cartons
- Glass Bottles & Containers
Norwell Recycling Center
310 Main Street
From townofnorwell.net, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. 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.
Norwell is in Norwell School District.
ASchool 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 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Norwell is in ZIP code 02061
ZIP codes where Norwell residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Norwell | ZIP’s residents in Norwell |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02061 | Norwell, MA | 100% | 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 Norwell
Who supplies Norwell’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Norwell Water Department (EPA ID MA4219000). 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 4.0 ppb (Jul–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Norwell?
National Grid (Massachusetts Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 33.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Norwell?
Xfinity, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Norwell?
02061. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Norwell in?
Norwell School District.
How do I register to vote in Norwell?
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 Norwell 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: Norwell’s own website (townofnorwell.net), 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.