Photo: John Phelan · CC BY 4.0Living in Templeton, MA: what to set up and who to call
Templeton runs its own electric utility, Town of Templeton. Tap water in Templeton comes from Templeton Munic. Light and Water Plant, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Templeton, 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 Templeton.
Power comes from Town of Templeton
Town of Templeton (Town of Templeton - (MA)), a municipal utility, serves all of Templeton.
Start or move service: templetonlight.com · (978) 939-5323
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Templeton Munic. Light and Water Plant
Templeton Munic. Light and Water Plant supplies Templeton: about 91% of residents live in its service area. About 8% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 6,159 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.5 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. MA2294000.
4 home internet providers serve Templeton
99% of 3,121 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 99% | 2,000/250 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 49% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 19% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 13% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 3 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Templeton.
Manca Brothers, Inc.
91 Fredette Street
This isn’t Templeton’s own facility. Whether Templeton residents may use it is the town’s rule: check templeton1.org.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Templeton is in Narragansett 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 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Templeton spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Templeton residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Templeton | ZIP’s residents in Templeton |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01468 | Templeton, MA | 53% | 100% |
| 01436 | Baldwinville, MA | 39% | 100% |
| 01438 | East Templeton, MA | 5% | 100% |
| 01440 | Gardner, MA | 3% | 1% |
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 Templeton
Who supplies Templeton’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Templeton Munic. Light and Water Plant (EPA ID MA2294000). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Templeton?
Town of Templeton (Town of Templeton - (MA)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Templeton?
Xfinity, T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Templeton?
01468 (53%), 01436 (39%), 01438 (5%), 01440 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Templeton in?
Narragansett School District.
How do I register to vote in Templeton?
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 Templeton 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: 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.