Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Taunton, MA: what to set up and who to call
Taunton runs its own electric utility, City of Taunton; its homes paid 18.8¢ per kWh in 2025. To register to vote, go to the Taunton Elections Department: Taunton runs its own elections.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Taunton, 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 Taunton.
Power comes from City of Taunton
City of Taunton (City of Taunton - (MA)), a municipal utility, serves all of Taunton. Its homes paid an average of 18.8¢ per kWh in 2025, about $130 a month (its average across Massachusetts).
Start or move service: tmlp.com · (508) 824-3111
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Taunton Water Division
Taunton Water Division supplies almost all of Taunton. It draws surface water and serves 62,165 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 1.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 64% 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. MA4293000.
5 home internet providers serve Taunton
100% of 16,903 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 92% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 93% | 980/880 |
| Taunton Municipal Lighting Plant | Fiber | 2% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 38% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 19% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Taunton depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Taunton, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on taunton-ma.gov →
- RecyclingEvery other week, same day as trashCheck which week on taunton-ma.gov →
- Bulky itemsEvery week
Taunton Convenience Center
340 East Britannia Street, Taunton, MA
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Accepted at the curb
- Newspapers (including all inserts)
- Telephone books
- Brown paper bags
- Junk mail
- Corrugated cardboard 3' x 3' or smaller (flattened)
- Glass containers (clear and colored)
- Metal containers (aluminum, steel, and tin cans)
- Aluminum pans and foil
- Empty aerosol cans
- Bottle caps and lids
From taunton-ma.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025, July 11, 2023. 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.
Taunton is in Taunton 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.
Taunton spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Taunton residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Taunton | ZIP’s residents in Taunton |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02780 | Taunton, MA | 88% | 100% |
| 02718 | East Taunton, MA | 12% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 02767, 02764. 02783 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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Taunton
Who supplies Taunton’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Taunton Water Division (EPA ID MA4293000). 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 1.8 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Taunton?
City of Taunton (City of Taunton - (MA)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 18.8¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Taunton?
Xfinity, Verizon, Taunton Municipal Lighting Plant, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Taunton?
02780 (88%), 02718 (12%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Taunton in?
Taunton School District.
How do I register to vote in Taunton?
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 Taunton Elections Department. 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: Taunton’s own website (taunton-ma.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.