District No. 5 School · Photo: Tim Pierce · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Shrewsbury, MA: what to set up and who to call
Shrewsbury runs its own electric utility, Town of Shrewsbury; its homes paid 15.5¢ per kWh in 2025. To register to vote, go to the Shrewsbury Town Clerk: Shrewsbury runs its own elections.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Shrewsbury, 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 Shrewsbury.
Power comes from Town of Shrewsbury
Town of Shrewsbury (Town of Shrewsbury - (MA)), a municipal utility, serves all of Shrewsbury. Its homes paid an average of 15.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $120 a month (its average across Massachusetts).
Start or move service: selco.shrewsburyma.gov · (508) 841-8500
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Shrewsbury Water Department
Shrewsbury Water Department supplies almost all of Shrewsbury. It draws ground water and serves 38,325 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–Jun 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.5 ppb. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. MA2271000.
4 home internet providers serve Shrewsbury
100% of 10,891 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 76% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| SELCO | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 49% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 58% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 30% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Shrewsbury depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Shrewsbury, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on shrewsburyma.gov →
- RecyclingEvery week
- Bulky itemsCall to book
When a holiday falls on a weekday, pickup slides one day later for the rest of that week.
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- Mixed Paper/Cardboard
- Commingled Glass, Plastic, and Metal containers
- Pizza boxes
From shrewsburyma.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2025-2026, 2026-09-27. 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.
Shrewsbury is in Shrewsbury School District.
ASchool 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.
Shrewsbury is in ZIP code 01545
ZIP codes where Shrewsbury residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Shrewsbury | ZIP’s residents in Shrewsbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01545 | Shrewsbury, MA | 100% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 01604. 01546 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP 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 Shrewsbury
Who supplies Shrewsbury’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Shrewsbury Water Department (EPA ID MA2271000). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Shrewsbury?
Town of Shrewsbury (Town of Shrewsbury - (MA)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 15.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Shrewsbury?
SELCO, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Shrewsbury?
01545. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Shrewsbury in?
Shrewsbury School District.
How do I register to vote in Shrewsbury?
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 Shrewsbury 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: Shrewsbury’s own website (shrewsburyma.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.