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Route 143 Eastbound at Peru Center, MAPhoto: John Phelan · CC BY 3.0
The Peru handbook

Living in Peru, MA: what to set up and who to call

Elections in Peru are run by Peru itself; register with the Peru Town Clerk. The closest public drop-off to Peru is Windsor Transfer Station, 5 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.

Trash & dumpWhich school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

What to set up in Peru, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerEversourceinvestor-owned utility · 21.5¢/kWhMore →Internet3 providers96% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNearest public drop-offWindsor Transfer Station, 5 miMore →SchoolCentral Berkshire School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code01235Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Peru.

Electricity

Power comes from Eversource

Eversource (NSTAR Electric Co., doing business as Eversource), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Peru. 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.

Internet

3 home internet providers serve Peru

96% of 425 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 92% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumFiber, Cable96%1,000/1,000
T-MobileFixed wireless47%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless24%25/3

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

The nearest public drop-off is 5 miles away

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Peru.

Nearest public drop-off · 4.6 mi from the center of Peru

Windsor Transfer Station

Route 9, Windsor, MA, 01270 · run by Town of Windsor

This isn’t Peru’s own facility. Whether Peru residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.

OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Peru kids go to
PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Nessacus Regional Middle Schoolin Dalton
9–12Wahconah Regional Highin Dalton

Peru is in Central Berkshire School District.

Test scores and every school: see Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Town HallBudget, officials, electionsPeru’s government in one page
Who runs elections herePeru Town ClerkPeru runs its own elections (town clerk). 3 East Main Road, Peru, MA 01235 · (413) 655-8312 · [email protected]FVAP, Jun 2023
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placesec.state.ma.usThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Peru is in ZIP code 01235

ZIP codes where Peru residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of PeruZIP’s residents in Peru
01235Hinsdale, MA100%30%
Area code413Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

Getting around, the ER and the library

One line each; the subject pages have the rest.

Nearest emergency roomBerkshire Medical Center11.4 miles awayGet a library cardPeru Library6 W. Main Road · (413) 655-8650

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Peru

Who provides electricity in Peru?

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 Peru?

Spectrum, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Peru?

01235. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Peru in?

Central Berkshire School District.

How do I register to vote in Peru?

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 Peru Town Clerk. Check your registration at sec.state.ma.us.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • 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.