Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Living in Worcester, MA: what to set up and who to call
New voters sign up with the Worcester Election Commission, which runs Worcester’s elections. The closest ER is St. Vincent Hospital, 0.7 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Worcester, 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 Worcester.
Power comes from National Grid
National Grid (Massachusetts Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Worcester. 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 Worcester Dpwp, Water Supply Division
Worcester Dpwp, Water Supply Division supplies almost all of Worcester. It draws surface water (EPA lists Mwra as seller) and serves 206,518 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.0 ppb. That’s higher than 64% 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. MA2348000.
5 home internet providers serve Worcester
97% of 39,893 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 33% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/35 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 66% | 980/880 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 43% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 32% | 100/20 |
| Netafy | Fixed wireless | 5% | 150/150 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Worcester depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Worcester, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayLook up your day on worcesterma.gov
- Bulky itemsCall to book, Wed or Sat
Residential Drop-Off Center
1065 Millbury Street, Worcester, MA 01607
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- Glass bottles and jars used for food and beverages
- Plastic bottles, jugs, tubs, and lids used in the kitchen, laundry, and bathroom
- Aluminum and steel cans used for food and beverages
- Clean aluminum foil and foil pans
- Corrugated cardboard, with a wavy layer in the middle
- Boxboard, such as dry-food boxes, paper egg cartons, and cardboard tubes
From worcesterma.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.
Worcester is in Worcester School District.
C−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.
Worcester spans 9 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Worcester residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Worcester | ZIP’s residents in Worcester |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01604 | Worcester, MA | 20% | 100% |
| 01605 | Worcester, MA | 14% | 100% |
| 01610 | Worcester, MA | 14% | 100% |
| 01602 | Worcester, MA | 12% | 100% |
| 01609 | Worcester, MA | 12% | 100% |
| 01603 | Worcester, MA | 11% | 100% |
| 01606 | Worcester, MA | 10% | 99% |
| 01607 | Worcester, MA | 4% | 98% |
| 01608 | Worcester, MA | 2% | 100% |
01601, 01613, 01614, 01615, 01653, 01655 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs 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.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Worcester
Who supplies Worcester’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Worcester Dpwp, Water Supply Division (EPA ID MA2348000). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Worcester?
National Grid (Massachusetts Electric Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 33.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Worcester?
Spectrum, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, Netafy (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Worcester?
01604 (20%), 01605 (14%), 01610 (14%), 01602 (12%), 01609 (12%), 01603 (11%), 01606 (10%), 01607 (4%), 01608 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Worcester in?
Worcester School District.
How do I register to vote in Worcester?
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 Worcester Election Commission. 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: Worcester’s own website (worcesterma.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.