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The Greenbelt handbook

Living in Greenbelt, MD: what to set up and who to call

Greenbelt has its own drop-off, Buddy Attick Park Recycling Drop-off Center, on 555 Crescent Road. The closest ER is Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Center, 1.4 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Greenbelt, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Greenbelt.

Electricity

Power comes from Potomac Electric Power

Potomac Electric Power (Potomac Electric Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Greenbelt. Its homes paid an average of 21.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $182 a month (its average across Maryland, for customers on its standard service). Maryland lets you buy power from another supplier; 5% of Potomac Electric Power’s home customers do, and Potomac Electric Power still delivers it.

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from WSSC Water

WSSC Water supplies almost all of Greenbelt. It draws surface water and serves 1,900,000 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 82% of the 27 systems serving more than 1,000,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2018–Dec 2020, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2020: EPA has no newer result for this system. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.

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. MD0150005.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Greenbelt

100% of 2,307 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 93% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable100%2,000/250
VerizonFiber, Fixed wireless97%2,300/2,300
AT&TFixed wireless62%25/3
T-MobileFixed wireless19%100/20
Believe BroadbandFixed wireless4%10/1

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

Trash day in Greenbelt is Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday, depending on your street

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Greenbelt, from the town’s own site.

How trash works herePay per bagCurbside pickup, paid by the baggreenbeltmd.gov
Trash dayMon, Tue, Wed or ThuDepends on your address
Pickup

Your pickup week

Drop-off center

Buddy Attick Park Recycling Drop-Off Center

555 Crescent Road, Greenbelt, MD 20770

We couldn’t find its opening hours.

Recycling drop-off

Buddy Attick Park Recycling Drop-Off Center

555 Crescent Road, Greenbelt, MD 20770

The town’s recycling and trash guidesYes/No Recycling Flyer →
Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsCall to bookCollected on your regular trash collection day; call Public Works at least one business day before your collection day by 3 pm; items that are 98% metal need a scheduled metal pickup on Fridays
What can be recycledThe town’s recycling pagegreenbeltmd.gov →

From greenbeltmd.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Greenbelt kids go to
PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Eleanor Roosevelt HighPrince George's County Public Schools

Greenbelt is in Prince George's County Public Schools.

DSchool gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Mar 11, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Greenbelt is in ZIP code 20770

ZIP codes where Greenbelt residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of GreenbeltZIP’s residents in Greenbelt
20770Greenbelt, MD100%87%

A few homes fall in 20737. 20768 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.

Area codes301, 240Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Greenbelt

Who supplies Greenbelt’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

WSSC Water (EPA ID MD0150005). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 82% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2018–Dec 2020), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Greenbelt?

Potomac Electric Power (Potomac Electric Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 21.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Greenbelt?

Xfinity, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, Believe Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Greenbelt?

20770. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Greenbelt in?

Prince George's County Public Schools.

How do I register to vote in Greenbelt?

In Maryland you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 21 days before). Elections here are run by the Prince George's County Board of Elections. Check your registration at voterservices.elections.maryland.gov.

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: Greenbelt’s own website (greenbeltmd.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 Mar 11, 2026 (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.