Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Living in Salisbury, MA: what to set up and who to call
Voting is local here: the Salisbury Town Clerk registers voters and runs elections, not the county. The closest public drop-off to Salisbury is Seabrook Transfer Station, 3 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Salisbury, 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 Salisbury.
Power comes from National Grid
National Grid (Massachusetts Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Salisbury. 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 Salisbury Water Division
Salisbury Water Division supplies Salisbury: about 97% of residents live in its service area. About 3% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water (EPA lists Amesbury Dpw Water Div. as seller) and serves 9,334 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 2021–Dec 2023, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 67% 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. MA3259000.
5 home internet providers serve Salisbury
99% of 3,715 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 90% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 99% | 2,000/250 |
| Breezeline | Fiber | 87% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 70% | 980/880 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 45% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 18% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Salisbury
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Salisbury, from the town’s own site.
Salisbury Drop-Off Recycling Center
15 Old County Road, Salisbury, MA
- Wed4 pm–8 pm
- Sat9 am–2 pm
Cost: $25 per vehicle, valid January 1-December 31
Accepted at the curb
- Metal Food and Beverage Cans
- Plastic bottles, jars and tubs
- Glass bottles and jars
- Mixed paper, newspaper, magazines, boxes
- Yard Waste
- Christmas Trees
From ma-salisbury.civicplus.com, salisburyma.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2021-03-18. 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.
Salisbury is in Triton 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.
Salisbury is in ZIP code 01952
ZIP codes where Salisbury residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Salisbury | ZIP’s residents in Salisbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01952 | Salisbury, 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 Salisbury
Who supplies Salisbury’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Salisbury Water Division (EPA ID MA3259000). 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 2.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Salisbury?
National Grid (Massachusetts Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 33.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Salisbury?
Xfinity, Breezeline, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Salisbury?
01952. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Salisbury in?
Triton School District.
How do I register to vote in Salisbury?
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 Salisbury 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: Salisbury’s own website (ma-salisbury.civicplus.com, salisburyma.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.