Photo: Rhonda McCloughan (Pr41799) · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Plymouth, MA: what to set up and who to call
Plymouth has its own drop-off, Plymouth Transfer Station. To register to vote, go to the Plymouth Town Clerk: Plymouth runs its own elections.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Plymouth, 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 Plymouth.
Power comes from Eversource
Eversource (NSTAR Electric Co., doing business as Eversource), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Plymouth. 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 Plymouth Water Department
Plymouth Water Department supplies Plymouth: about 69% of residents live in its service area. Aquarion Water Company, Pinehills serves another 8%. Aquarion Water Company serves another 6%. About 12% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 47,100 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–Dec 2024, was 2.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 4.4 ppb. That’s higher than 75% 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. MA4239000.
4 home internet providers serve Plymouth
100% of 24,110 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 90% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 2,000/250 |
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 94% | 980/880 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 37% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 28% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Plymouth
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Plymouth, from the town’s own site.
Manomet Transfer Station
350 Beaver Dam Road, Plymouth, MA 02360
- Mon8 am–3:45 pm
- Tue8 am–3:45 pm
- Fri8 am–3:45 pm
- Sat8 am–3:45 pm
- Sun8 am–3:45 pm
Cost: Full year $190.00 per fiscal year (July 1-June 30); second vehicle $20.00; trailer $15.00; recycle only $60.00; one month $30.00; four month $85.00
Accepted at the curb
- Mail and envelopes
- Magazines & catalogs
- Paperboard (cereal boxes, shoe boxes)
- Office paper
- Paper bags
- Boxes and other corrugated cardboard
- Pizza boxes (with greasy liner removed)
- Newspaper & inserts
- Glass bottles & jars
- Rigid plastic containers marked with a recycling logo with #1-7
- Steel, tin & aluminum cans
- Foil and pie plates
- Empty steel aerosol cans
- Cream & creamer containers
From plymouth-ma.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-09-27, July 1, 2023, June 30, 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.
Plymouth is in Plymouth School District.
B−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.
Plymouth is in ZIP code 02360
ZIP codes where Plymouth residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Plymouth | ZIP’s residents in Plymouth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02360 | Plymouth, MA | 100% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 02366. 02361, 02362 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs 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 Plymouth
Who supplies Plymouth’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Plymouth Water Department (EPA ID MA4239000). 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 2.5 ppb (Jan–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Plymouth?
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 Plymouth?
Xfinity, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Plymouth?
02360. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Plymouth in?
Plymouth School District.
How do I register to vote in Plymouth?
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 Plymouth 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: Plymouth’s own website (plymouth-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.