Photo: Raime · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in The Pinehills, MA: what to set up and who to call
The Pinehills has no town government of its own, so Plymouth County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Plymouth School District. The closest public drop-off to The Pinehills is Plymouth Transfer Station, 1 mile out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in The Pinehills, 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 The Pinehills.
Power comes from Eversource
Eversource (NSTAR Electric Co., doing business as Eversource), an investor-owned utility, serves all of The Pinehills. Its homes paid an average of 21.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $102 a month (its average across Massachusetts, for customers on its standard service). Massachusetts lets you buy power from another supplier; 76% of Eversource’s home customers do, and Eversource still delivers it.
Start or move service: nstar.com · (800) 592-2000
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Aquarion Water Company, Pinehills
Aquarion Water Company, Pinehills supplies almost all of The Pinehills. It draws ground water and serves 9,478 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 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 66% 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. MA4239055.
4 home internet providers serve The Pinehills
100% of 2,019 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Fiber, Cable | 99% | 1,200/35 |
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 97% | 980/880 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 28% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 5% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 1 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in The Pinehills.
Plymouth Transfer Station
· run by Town of Plymouth MA
This isn’t The Pinehills’ own facility. Whether The Pinehills residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
The Pinehills is in Plymouth School District.
Test scores and every school: see Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
No town hall: the county runs things
The Pinehills is unincorporated, so Plymouth County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The Pinehills is in ZIP code 02360
ZIP codes where The Pinehills residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of The Pinehills | ZIP’s residents in The Pinehills |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02360 | Plymouth, MA | 100% | 7% |
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 The Pinehills
Who supplies The Pinehills’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
Aquarion Water Company, Pinehills (EPA ID MA4239055). 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 1.9 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in The Pinehills?
Eversource (NSTAR Electric Co., doing business as Eversource), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 21.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve The Pinehills?
Xfinity, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in The Pinehills?
02360. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is The Pinehills in?
Plymouth School District.
How do I register to vote in The Pinehills?
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 Plymouth 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.