Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Waltham, MA: what to set up and who to call
Voting is local here: the Waltham City Clerk registers voters and runs elections, not the county. The closest public drop-off to Waltham is Newton DPW Resource Recovery Center, 2 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Waltham, 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 Waltham.
Power comes from Eversource
Eversource (NSTAR Electric Co., doing business as Eversource), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Waltham. 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 Waltham Water Department
Waltham Water Department supplies almost all of Waltham. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Mwra as seller) and serves 65,218 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–Dec 2025, was 1.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.8 ppb. 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. MA3308000.
5 home internet providers serve Waltham
100% of 13,148 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 86% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Astound Broadband | Cable, Fiber | 96% | 1,500/50 |
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 95% | 2,300/2,300 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 44% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 37% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Waltham depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Waltham, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on city.waltham.ma.us →
- RecyclingEvery week
Accepted at the curb
- 1 and 5 gallon buckets with handle attached
- Laundry baskets
- Small plastic bins (up to 5 gallon)
- Plastic toys
- Kitty litter buckets
- Children's size rigid pools
- Empty aerosol containers
From city.waltham.ma.us, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 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.
Waltham is in Waltham 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.
Waltham spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Waltham residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Waltham | ZIP’s residents in Waltham |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02453 | Waltham, MA | 49% | 100% |
| 02451 | Waltham, MA | 28% | 100% |
| 02452 | Waltham, MA | 24% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 02472, 01773. 02454 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 Waltham
Who supplies Waltham’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Waltham Water Department (EPA ID MA3308000). 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 1.9 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Waltham?
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 Waltham?
Xfinity, Astound Broadband, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Waltham?
02453 (49%), 02451 (28%), 02452 (24%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Waltham in?
Waltham School District.
How do I register to vote in Waltham?
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 Waltham City 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: Waltham’s own website (city.waltham.ma.us), 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.