Photo: T.S. Custadio aka ToddC4176 at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Seekonk, MA: what to set up and who to call
Voting is local here: the Seekonk Town Clerk registers voters and runs elections, not the county. The closest public drop-off to Seekonk is West House Compost Bins, 4 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Seekonk, 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 Seekonk.
Power comes from National Grid
National Grid (Massachusetts Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Seekonk. 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 Seekonk Water District
Seekonk Water District supplies almost all of Seekonk. It draws ground water and serves 13,801 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 2026, was 1.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.0 ppb. That’s higher than 55% 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. MA4265000.
4 home internet providers serve Seekonk
100% of 5,782 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 78% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 91% | 980/880 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 59% | 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.
Trash and recycling in Seekonk
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Seekonk, from the town’s own site.
Seekonk T.A.R.F. (Transfer And Recycling Facility)
351 Fall River Ave, Seekonk, MA
- Mon7 am–3 pm
- Tue7 am–3 pm
- Wed7 am–3 pm
- Thu7 am–3 pm
- Fri6:15 am–9:45 am
- Sat8 am–noon
- Mon7 am–3 pm
- Tue7 am–3 pm
- Wed7 am–3 pm
- Thu7 am–3 pm
- Fri6:15 am–9:45 am
- Sat8 am–noon
Cost: $30 per one-visit bulky waste pass (up to three passes per fiscal year for eligible residents)
Accepted at the curb
- Plastic CONTAINERS: jars/jugs/bottles/cups
- Aluminum/tin/steel cans
- Aluminum foil/pie plates
- Newspapers/magazines/junk mail
- Office paper/envelopes/Paper Cups
- Paperboard (cereal boxes, egg carton)
- Cardboard-flatten/cut to less than 2'x2'
- Pizza boxes (grease is fine, remove liners)
New England Recycling
569 Winthrop St Taunton MA
From seekonk-ma.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated July 1, 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.
Seekonk is in Seekonk School District.
A−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.
Seekonk is in ZIP code 02771
ZIP codes where Seekonk residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Seekonk | ZIP’s residents in Seekonk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02771 | Seekonk, MA | 100% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 02769.
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 Seekonk
Who supplies Seekonk’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Seekonk Water District (EPA ID MA4265000). 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 1.3 ppb (Jan–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Seekonk?
National Grid (Massachusetts Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 33.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Seekonk?
Xfinity, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Seekonk?
02771. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Seekonk in?
Seekonk School District.
How do I register to vote in Seekonk?
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 Seekonk 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: Seekonk’s own website (seekonk-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.