Photo: Elkman at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Oak Bluffs, MA: what to set up and who to call
Oak Bluffs runs its own elections, so the Oak Bluffs Town Clerk, not a county office, keeps the voter rolls. Two school districts split the grades in Oak Bluffs: Oak Bluffs School District and Martha's Vineyard School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Oak Bluffs, 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 Oak Bluffs.
Power comes from Eversource
Eversource (NSTAR Electric Co., doing business as Eversource), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Oak Bluffs. 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 Oak Bluffs Water District
Oak Bluffs Water District supplies almost all of Oak Bluffs. It draws ground water (EPA lists Tisbury Water Works as seller) and serves 24,000 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 Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 3.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 86% 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. MA4221000.
4 home internet providers serve Oak Bluffs
100% of 4,090 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 57% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 43% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 10% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Oak Bluffs
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Oak Bluffs, from the town’s own site.
Oak Bluffs Local Drop-off (LDO)
16 Pennsylvania Avenue, Oak Bluffs, MA 02557
- Mon7 am–2:45 pm
- Tue7 am–2:45 pm
- Wed7 am–2:45 pm
- Thu7 am–2:45 pm
- Fri7 am–2:45 pm
- Sat7 am–2:45 pm
Accepted at the curb
- Co-mingled glass and plastic
- Newspapers
- Cardboard
Oak Bluffs Local Drop-Off (LDO)
16 Pennsylvania Avenue, Oak Bluffs, MA 02557
From oakbluffsma.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated SEPTEMBER 16, 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.
Oak Bluffs is in two districts that split the grades: Oak Bluffs School District and Martha's Vineyard School District.
BSchool 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 Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Oak Bluffs spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Oak Bluffs residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Oak Bluffs | ZIP’s residents in Oak Bluffs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02568 | Vineyard Haven, MA | 56% | 36% |
| 02557 | Oak Bluffs, MA | 44% | 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 Oak Bluffs
Who supplies Oak Bluffs’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
Oak Bluffs Water District (EPA ID MA4221000). 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 3.9 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Oak Bluffs?
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 Oak Bluffs?
Xfinity, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Oak Bluffs?
02568 (56%), 02557 (44%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Oak Bluffs in?
Oak Bluffs School District and Martha's Vineyard School District.
How do I register to vote in Oak Bluffs?
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 Oak Bluffs 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: Oak Bluffs’ own website (oakbluffsma.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.