Photo: T.S. Custadio ToddC4176 15:04, 3 February 2007 (UTC) · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Swansea, MA: what to set up and who to call
Swansea Water District reported 4 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×4. 83% of systems its size reported none. To register to vote, go to the Swansea Town Clerk: Swansea runs its own elections.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Swansea, 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 Swansea.
Power comes from National Grid
National Grid (Massachusetts Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Swansea. 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 Swansea Water District
Swansea Water District supplies Swansea: about 96% of residents live in its service area. About 4% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 17,375 people in all.
4 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×4, the latest beginning Jul 2025. 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2025, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.0 ppb. That’s higher than 65% 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. MA4292000.
4 home internet providers serve Swansea
100% of 6,816 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 49% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 45% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 20% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Swansea depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Swansea, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on swanseama.gov →
- RecyclingEvery week, same day as trash
- Bulky itemsEvery week
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
From cms8.revize.com, swanseama.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2021, November 1, 2022. 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.
Swansea is in Swansea School District.
C+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.
Swansea is in ZIP code 02777
ZIP codes where Swansea residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Swansea | ZIP’s residents in Swansea |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02777 | Swansea, MA | 100% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 02715.
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 Swansea
Who supplies Swansea’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Swansea Water District (EPA ID MA4292000). It reported 4 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×4. 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Swansea?
National Grid (Massachusetts Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 33.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Swansea?
Xfinity, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Swansea?
02777. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Swansea in?
Swansea School District.
How do I register to vote in Swansea?
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 Swansea 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: Swansea’s own website (cms8.revize.com, swanseama.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.