Academy Historic District · Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Wilbraham, MA: what to set up and who to call
Wilbraham Water Dept (Mwra) has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 5.6 ppb, was higher than 94% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). There is no curbside pickup in Wilbraham: residents take trash to Disposal & Recycling Center.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Wilbraham, 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 Wilbraham.
Power comes from National Grid
National Grid (Massachusetts Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Wilbraham. 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 Wilbraham Water Dept (Mwra)
Wilbraham Water Dept (Mwra) supplies Wilbraham: about 79% of residents live in its service area. About 18% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Mwra as seller) and serves 8,533 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 5.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 8.2 ppb. That’s higher than 94% 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. MA1339000.
4 home internet providers serve Wilbraham
99% of 5,243 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 1,000/35 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 56% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 33% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 14% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
No curbside pickup in Wilbraham: trash goes to the drop-off center
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Wilbraham, from the town’s own site.
Disposal & Recycling Center
2720 Boston Road, Wilbraham, MA 01095
- Wed7 am–3 pm
- Thu11 am–3 pm
- Fri7 am–3 pm
- Sat7 am–3 pm
- Sun9:30 am–3 pm
Cost: Residents $130; Seniors $110
Sorted recycling
Separate your recyclables by material.
- Junk mail
- Newspapers/inserts
- Magazines and catalogs
- Brown paper bags
- White and colored paper
- Computer paper
- Paper cups (no lids)
- Aluminum, tin/steel cans and lids and aluminum foil
From wilbraham-ma.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated Rev. 1 (5/2023). 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.
Wilbraham is in Hampden-Wilbraham School District.
BSchool 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.
Wilbraham is in ZIP code 01095
ZIP codes where Wilbraham residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Wilbraham | ZIP’s residents in Wilbraham |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01095 | Wilbraham, MA | 100% | 99% |
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 Wilbraham
Who supplies Wilbraham’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Wilbraham Water Dept (Mwra) (EPA ID MA1339000). 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 5.6 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Wilbraham?
National Grid (Massachusetts Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 33.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Wilbraham?
Spectrum, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Wilbraham?
01095. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Wilbraham in?
Hampden-Wilbraham School District.
How do I register to vote in Wilbraham?
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 Wilbraham 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: Wilbraham’s own website (wilbraham-ma.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.