Woodbridge Street Historic District · Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in South Hadley, MA: what to set up and who to call
South Hadley runs its own electric utility, Town of South Hadley. South Hadley runs its own elections, so the South Hadley Town Clerk, not a county office, keeps the voter rolls.
I’m new in town
What to set up in South Hadley, 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 South Hadley.
Power comes from Town of South Hadley
Town of South Hadley (Town of South Hadley - (MA)), a municipal utility, serves all of South Hadley.
Start or move service: sheld.org · (413) 536-1050
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from South Hadley Fd #1 (Mwra) water system
The South Hadley Fd #1 (Mwra) water system supplies South Hadley: about 70% of residents live in its service area. South Hadley Fire District #2 Water Dept serves another 30%. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Mwra as seller) and serves 14,800 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 2023–Dec 2025, was 4.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 8.9 ppb. That’s higher than 87% 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. MA1275000.
7 home internet providers serve South Hadley
100% of 5,536 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Hadley Electric Light Department | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Spectrum | Cable | 2% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 59% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 48% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 32% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in South Hadley is Wednesday, Thursday or Friday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in South Hadley, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (Wed, Thu or Fri)Find your street’s day on southhadley.org →
- RecyclingEvery other weekCheck which week on southhadley.org →
- Bulky itemsDrop-off only
South Hadley Recycling Center
10 Industrial Drive, South Hadley, MA 01075
The town’s page also lists “Tue-Sat 8 a.m.-12 p.m. and 1-3 p.m.”, which we couldn’t read as opening hours: check the town’s page for those days.
Cost: $250 per fiscal year trash fee must be paid in full to obtain a sticker; FY27 stickers valid through October 1, 2027
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- Cardboard
- Paper
- Bottles
- Cans
- Glass
- Plastic
From southhadley.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 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.
South Hadley is in South Hadley School District.
CSchool 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 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
South Hadley is in ZIP code 01075
ZIP codes where South Hadley residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of South Hadley | ZIP’s residents in South Hadley |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01075 | South Hadley, 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 South Hadley
Who supplies South Hadley’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The South Hadley Fd #1 (Mwra) water system (EPA ID MA1275000). 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 4.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in South Hadley?
Town of South Hadley (Town of South Hadley - (MA)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve South Hadley?
South Hadley Electric Light Department, Xfinity, Spectrum, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in South Hadley?
01075. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is South Hadley in?
South Hadley School District.
How do I register to vote in South Hadley?
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 South Hadley 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: South Hadley’s own website (southhadley.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.