Photo: User:Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Albany, NH: what to set up and who to call
The Piper Meadows Private Communty water system reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: radioactivity (gross alpha, excluding radon and uranium) ×2. 77% of systems its size reported none. Elections in Albany are run by Albany itself; register with the town clerk of Albany.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Albany, 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 Albany.
Power comes from Eversource
Eversource (Public Service Co. of New Hampshire), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Albany. Its homes paid an average of 24.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $150 a month (its average across New Hampshire, for customers on its standard service). New Hampshire lets you buy power from another supplier; 43% of Eversource’s home customers do, and Eversource still delivers it.
Start or move service: eversource.com · (800) 662-7764
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Piper Meadows Private Communty water system
The Piper Meadows Private Communty water system supplies Albany: about 17% of residents live in its service area. Wildwood Dev serves another 16%. Conway Water and Sewer serves another 14%. About 57% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 125 people in all.
2 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: radioactivity (gross alpha, excluding radon and uranium) ×2, the latest beginning Jan 2026. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none.
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. NH0023010.
4 home internet providers serve Albany
89% of 543 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 76% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 80% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Fidium Fiber | Fiber | 72% | 2,000/2,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 35% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 10% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 4 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Albany.
Madison Transfer Station
This isn’t Albany’s own facility. Whether Albany residents may use it is the town’s rule: check albanynh.org.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Albany is in Albany School District.
Test scores and every school: see 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 Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 19, 2024.
Albany is in ZIP code 03818
ZIP codes where Albany residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Albany | ZIP’s residents in Albany |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03818 | Conway, NH | 99% | 22% |
A few homes fall in 03897.
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 Albany
Who supplies Albany’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Piper Meadows Private Communty water system (EPA ID NH0023010). It reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: radioactivity (gross alpha, excluding radon and uranium) ×2. 77% of systems its size had none.
Who provides electricity in Albany?
Eversource (Public Service Co. of New Hampshire), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 24.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Albany?
Spectrum, Fidium Fiber, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Albany?
03818. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Albany in?
Albany School District.
How do I register to vote in Albany?
New Hampshire has no online registration; you can register in person up to and including Election Day or by mail only in special circumstances (received 13 days before). Elections here are run by the Town Clerk of Albany. Check your registration at app.sos.nh.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: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- 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 19, 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.