Photo: John Phelan · CC BY 3.0Living in Palmer Town, MA: what to set up and who to call
Palmer Water District No.1 reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: a surface water treatment requirement (Surface Water Treatment Rule) ×2. 80% of systems its size reported none. To register to vote, go to the Palmer Town Clerk: Palmer Town runs its own elections.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Palmer Town, 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 Palmer Town.
Power comes from National Grid
National Grid (Massachusetts Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Palmer Town. 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 Palmer Water District No.1
Palmer Water District No.1 supplies Palmer Town: about 32% of residents live in its service area. Three Rivers Fire District serves another 24%. Thorndike Fire and Water District serves another 10%. Bondsville Fire and Water District serves another 8%. About 26% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 4,789 people in all.
2 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Surface Water Treatment Rule) ×2, the latest beginning Jan 2025. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 4.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 91% 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. MA1227000.
4 home internet providers serve Palmer Town
100% of 4,620 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 99% | 2,000/250 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 42% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 24% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 14% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Palmer Town’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Palmer Town.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Palmer Town is in Palmer School District.
C−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.
Palmer Town spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Palmer Town residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Palmer Town | ZIP’s residents in Palmer Town |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01069 | Palmer, MA | 66% | 98% |
| 01080 | Three Rivers, MA | 19% | 100% |
| 01009 | Bondsville, MA | 8% | 100% |
| 01079 | Thorndike, MA | 6% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 01095, 01082.
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 Palmer Town
Who supplies Palmer Town’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Palmer Water District No.1 (EPA ID MA1227000). It reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Surface Water Treatment Rule) ×2. 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 4.9 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Palmer Town?
National Grid (Massachusetts Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 33.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Palmer Town?
Xfinity, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Palmer Town?
01069 (66%), 01080 (19%), 01009 (8%), 01079 (6%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Palmer Town in?
Palmer School District.
How do I register to vote in Palmer Town?
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 Palmer 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: 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.