Photo: John Phelan · CC BY 3.0Living in Pepperell, MA: what to set up and who to call
Pepperell has its own drop-off, Pepperell Town Recycling Center. Voting is local here: the Pepperell Town Clerk registers voters and runs elections, not the county.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Pepperell, 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 Pepperell.
Power comes from National Grid
National Grid (Massachusetts Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Pepperell. 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 Pepperell Dpw Water Division
Pepperell Dpw Water Division supplies almost all of Pepperell. It draws ground water and serves 9,217 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 1.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.0 ppb. That’s higher than 52% 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. MA2232000.
4 home internet providers serve Pepperell
98% of 4,087 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 1% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 1,000/35 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 3% | 2,300/2,300 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 28% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 27% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Pepperell
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Pepperell, from the town’s own site.
Pepperell Transfer Station
66 Boynton Street, Pepperell, MA 01463
- Tue7 am–3:30 pm
- Wed7 am–3:30 pm
- Thu7 am–3:30 pm
- Fri7 am–3:30 pm
- Sat7 am–3:30 pm
Cost: $95 first vehicle annual permit; $75 senior (age 60+); $20 second vehicle permit (residential, one per household); permits valid April 1 to March 31
Accepted at the curb
- Newspaper
- Magazines
- Junk mail
- Non-corrugated cardboard (cereal boxes)
- Corrugated cardboard
- Paper bags
- Glass bottles and jars
From town.pepperell.ma.us, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 11/01/22, January 23, 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.
Pepperell is in North Middlesex 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 Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Pepperell is in ZIP code 01463
ZIP codes where Pepperell residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Pepperell | ZIP’s residents in Pepperell |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01463 | Pepperell, 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 Pepperell
Who supplies Pepperell’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Pepperell Dpw Water Division (EPA ID MA2232000). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.1 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Pepperell?
National Grid (Massachusetts Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 33.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Pepperell?
Spectrum, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Pepperell?
01463. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Pepperell in?
North Middlesex School District.
How do I register to vote in Pepperell?
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 Pepperell 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: Pepperell’s own website (town.pepperell.ma.us), 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.