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The Sherborn handbook

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

Sherborn has its own drop-off, Sherborn Transfer Station. New voters sign up with the Sherborn Town Clerk, which runs Sherborn’s elections.

I’m new in town

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

Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from Eversource

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

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Framingham Water Dept. (Mwra)

Framingham Water Dept. (Mwra) supplies Sherborn: about 3% of residents live in its service area. About 96% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Mwra as seller) and serves 72,362 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile1.6 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 1.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 6.5 ppb. That’s higher than 59% 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. MA3100000.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Sherborn

100% of 1,528 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 96% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable99%2,000/2,000
VerizonFiber, Fixed wireless97%980/880
T-MobileFixed wireless33%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless18%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

Trash and recycling in Sherborn

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Sherborn, from the town’s own site.

Drop-off

Sherborn Drop-off

161 North Main Street (Route 27), Sherborn, MA

Permit needed
MTWTFSS
8a
10a
12p
2p
4p
  • Wed9 am–3:15 pm
  • Thu9 am–3:15 pm
  • Fri9 am–3:15 pm
  • Sat9 am–3:15 pm
  • Sun9 am–3:15 pm
What goes in the recycling bin

Dual-stream recycling

Paper goes out separately from bottles and cans.

Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsMattresses and box springs: recycling fee per unit, paid to Transfer Station attendant; Appliances with Freon and TVs/monitors: posted fee paid to attendant
What can be recycledThe town’s recycling pagesherbornma.org →
Get the permit from Town HallMon-Thu 8:00 am-5:00 pm; Fri 8:00 am-noon (Select Board/Town Administrator hours at Town Hall)

From sherbornma.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2023-10, 2026-09-27. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Sherborn kids go to
PK–5Pine HillSherborn School District
6–8Dover-Sherborn Regional Middle Schoolin Dover
9–12Dover-Sherborn Regional Highin Dover

Sherborn is in two districts that split the grades: Dover-Sherborn School District and Sherborn 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.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Sherborn is in ZIP code 01770

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of SherbornZIP’s residents in Sherborn
01770Sherborn, MA100%100%

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.

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

Questions about living in Sherborn

Who supplies Sherborn’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Framingham Water Dept. (Mwra) (EPA ID MA3100000). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.6 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Sherborn?

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 Sherborn?

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

What ZIP codes are in Sherborn?

01770. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Sherborn in?

Dover-Sherborn School District and Sherborn School District.

How do I register to vote in Sherborn?

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 Sherborn 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: Sherborn’s own website (sherbornma.org), 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.