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The Shutesbury handbook

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

To register to vote, go to the Shutesbury Town Clerk: Shutesbury runs its own elections. Two school districts split the grades in Shutesbury: Amherst-Pelham School District and Shutesbury School District.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Shutesbury, 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 Shutesbury.

Electricity

Power comes from National Grid

National Grid (Massachusetts Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Shutesbury. 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.

Internet

3 home internet providers serve Shutesbury

99% of 850 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
South Hadley Electric Light DepartmentFiber99%1,000/1,000
AT&TFixed wireless8%25/3
T-MobileFixed wireless3%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

The nearest public drop-off is 3 miles away

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Shutesbury.

Nearest public drop-off · 3.0 mi from the center of Shutesbury

Leverett Town Transfer Station

This isn’t Shutesbury’s own facility. Whether Shutesbury residents may use it is the town’s rule: check shutesbury.org.

OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Shutesbury kids go to
PK–6Shutesbury ElementaryShutesbury School District
7–8Amherst Regional Middle Schoolin Amherst
9–12Amherst Regional Highin Amherst

Shutesbury is in two districts that split the grades: Amherst-Pelham School District and Shutesbury 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.

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

Shutesbury spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of ShutesburyZIP’s residents in Shutesbury
01072Shutesbury, MA80%100%
01002Amherst, MA20%1%

A few homes fall in 01355.

Area code413Wikidata

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 Shutesbury

Who provides electricity in Shutesbury?

National Grid (Massachusetts Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 33.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Shutesbury?

South Hadley Electric Light Department, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Shutesbury?

01072 (80%), 01002 (20%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Shutesbury in?

Amherst-Pelham School District and Shutesbury School District.

How do I register to vote in Shutesbury?

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 Shutesbury Town Clerk. Check your registration at sec.state.ma.us.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
  • Trash: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
  • 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.