Photo: John Phelan · CC BY 3.0Living in Westford, MA: what to set up and who to call
To register to vote, go to the Westford Town Clerk: Westford runs its own elections. The closest public drop-off to Westford is Groton Recycling Center, 4 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Westford, 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 Westford.
Power comes from National Grid
National Grid (Massachusetts Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves 99.5% of Westford residents. Its homes paid an average of 33.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $164 a month (its average across Massachusetts, for customers on its standard service). Massachusetts lets you buy power from another supplier; 64% of National Grid’s home customers do, and National Grid still delivers it.
Start or move service: masselec.com · (972) 505-4700
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Westford Water Department
Westford Water Department supplies Westford: about 85% of residents live in its service area. About 12% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water influenced by surface water and serves 18,848 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–Jun 2026, was 1.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.9 ppb. That’s higher than 62% 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. MA3330000.
4 home internet providers serve Westford
100% of 8,026 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 92% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 2,000/250 |
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 93% | 2,300/2,300 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 36% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 20% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
E.L. Harvey picks up trash in Westford
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Westford, from the town’s own site.
Accepted at the curb
- Glass bottles and jars
- Plastic food/household product containers #1-#7 (no lids)
- Aluminum, steel, and tin cans
- Mixed paper
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check westfordma.gov →
From westfordma.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated 2026-09-27, July 6, 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.
Westford is in Westford School District.
ASchool 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.
Westford is in ZIP code 01886
ZIP codes where Westford residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Westford | ZIP’s residents in Westford |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01886 | Westford, MA | 100% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 01824.
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 Westford
Who supplies Westford’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Westford Water Department (EPA ID MA3330000). 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 1.8 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Westford?
National Grid (Massachusetts Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 33.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Westford?
Xfinity, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Westford?
01886. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Westford in?
Westford School District.
How do I register to vote in Westford?
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 Westford 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: Westford’s own website (westfordma.gov), read Oct 23, 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.