West Chop Club Historic District · Photo: John Phelan · CC BY 3.0Living in Tisbury, MA: what to set up and who to call
Tisbury Water Works has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 7.2 ppb, was higher than 96% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Elections in Tisbury are run by Tisbury itself; register with the Tisbury Town Clerk.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Tisbury, 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 Tisbury.
Power comes from Eversource
Eversource (NSTAR Electric Co., doing business as Eversource), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Tisbury. 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 Tisbury Water Works
Tisbury Water Works supplies almost all of Tisbury. It draws ground water and serves 6,082 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 2022–Dec 2024, was 7.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 96% 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. MA4296000.
4 home internet providers serve Tisbury
99% of 2,837 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 | 23% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 9% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Tisbury is Monday or Thursday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Tisbury, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (Mon or Thu)
From tisburyma.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2025, 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.
Tisbury is in two districts that split the grades: Martha's Vineyard School District and Tisbury School District.
B+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.
Tisbury is in ZIP code 02568
ZIP codes where Tisbury residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Tisbury | ZIP’s residents in Tisbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02568 | Vineyard Haven, MA | 100% | 59% |
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 Tisbury
Who supplies Tisbury’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Tisbury Water Works (EPA ID MA4296000). 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 7.2 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Tisbury?
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 Tisbury?
Xfinity, T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Tisbury?
02568. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Tisbury in?
Martha's Vineyard School District and Tisbury School District.
How do I register to vote in Tisbury?
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 Tisbury 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: Tisbury’s own website (tisburyma.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.