Photo: RedSoxFan274 · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Wakefield, MA: what to set up and who to call
Wakefield runs its own electric utility, Town of Wakefield. Wakefield has its own drop-off, Nahant Street Recycling and Yard Waste Facility.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Wakefield, 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 Wakefield.
Power comes from Town of Wakefield
Town of Wakefield (Town of Wakefield - (MA)), a municipal utility, serves all of Wakefield.
Start or move service: wmgld.com · (781) 246-6363
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Wakefield Water Dept
Wakefield Water Dept supplies almost all of Wakefield. It draws surface water (EPA lists Mwra as seller) and serves 27,090 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 5.0 ppb. That’s higher than 59% 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. MA3305000.
5 home internet providers serve Wakefield
100% of 7,894 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 95% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 97% | 980/880 |
| Astound Broadband | Cable, Fiber | 95% | 1,500/50 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 61% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 43% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Wakefield
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Wakefield, from the town’s own site.
Nahant Street Yard Waste Site
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Cost: $25 per year (renewed annually)
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
From wakefieldma.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. 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.
Wakefield is in Wakefield 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.
Wakefield is in ZIP code 01880
ZIP codes where Wakefield residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Wakefield | ZIP’s residents in Wakefield |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01880 | Wakefield, MA | 100% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 01867.
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 Wakefield
Who supplies Wakefield’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Wakefield Water Dept (EPA ID MA3305000). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.5 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Wakefield?
Town of Wakefield (Town of Wakefield - (MA)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Wakefield?
Xfinity, Verizon, Astound Broadband, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Wakefield?
01880. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Wakefield in?
Wakefield School District.
How do I register to vote in Wakefield?
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 Wakefield 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: Wakefield’s own website (wakefieldma.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.