Photo: Fletcher · CC BY 4.0Living in Peabody, MA: what to set up and who to call
Peabody runs its own electric utility, City of Peabody; its homes paid 16.9¢ per kWh in 2025. Voting is local here: the Peabody City Clerk registers voters and runs elections, not the county.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Peabody, 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 Peabody.
Power comes from City of Peabody
City of Peabody (City of Peabody - (MA)), a municipal utility, serves all of Peabody. Its homes paid an average of 16.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $121 a month (its average across Massachusetts).
Start or move service: pmlp.com · (978) 531-5975
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Peabody Water Dept.
Peabody Water Dept. supplies almost all of Peabody. It draws surface water (EPA lists Mwra as seller) and serves 54,481 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 4.2 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. MA3229000.
5 home internet providers serve Peabody
100% of 14,352 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 3% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Astound Broadband | Cable, Fiber | 92% | 1,500/50 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 71% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 47% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 39% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Republic Services picks up trash in Peabody
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Peabody, from the town’s own site.
Peabody Recycling Center
50 Farm Avenue, Peabody, MA
- Mon7 am–4 pm
- Tue7 am–4 pm
- Wed7 am–4 pm
- Thu7 am–4 pm
- Fri7 am–4 pm
Public Services Facility
50 Farm Avenue
From peabody-ma.gov, 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.
Peabody is in Peabody 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.
Peabody is in ZIP code 01960
ZIP codes where Peabody residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Peabody | ZIP’s residents in Peabody |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01960 | Peabody, MA | 99% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 01940. 01961 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.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Peabody
Who supplies Peabody’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Peabody Water Dept. (EPA ID MA3229000). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 4.2 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Peabody?
City of Peabody (City of Peabody - (MA)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 16.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Peabody?
Xfinity, Astound Broadband, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Peabody?
01960. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Peabody in?
Peabody School District.
How do I register to vote in Peabody?
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 Peabody 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: Peabody’s own website (peabody-ma.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.