Photo: Ken Gallager at en.wikipedia · Public domainLiving in Alton, NH: what to set up and who to call
The latest lead test reported by Alton Water Works, which supplies Alton, came in at 210.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), above the 15 ppb action level. Power in Alton comes from New Hampshire Elec Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Alton, 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 Alton.
Power comes from New Hampshire Elec Coop
New Hampshire Elec Coop (New Hampshire Elec Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Alton. Its homes paid an average of 24.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $151 a month (its average across New Hampshire, for customers on its standard service). New Hampshire lets you buy power from another supplier; 6% of New Hampshire Elec Coop’s home customers do, and New Hampshire Elec Coop still delivers it.
Start or move service: nhec.com · (800) 698-2007
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Alton Water Works
Alton Water Works supplies Alton: about 28% of residents live in its service area. About 64% 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 1,800 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 210.0 ppb, above the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 100% 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. NH0061010.
5 home internet providers serve Alton
99% of 4,247 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 87% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breezeline | Cable | 94% | 1,000/50 |
| TDS Telecom | Fiber, DSL | 78% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Consolidated Communications | DSL | 11% | 10/1 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 24% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 2% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Alton’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Alton.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Alton is in two districts that split the grades: Prospect Mountain High School Joint Maintenance Agreement District and Alton 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 Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 19, 2024.
Alton spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Alton residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Alton | ZIP’s residents in Alton |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03809 | Alton, NH | 62% | 100% |
| 03810 | Alton Bay, NH | 38% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 03837.
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 Alton
Who supplies Alton’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Alton Water Works (EPA ID NH0061010). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 210.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Alton?
New Hampshire Elec Coop (New Hampshire Elec Coop Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 24.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Alton?
Breezeline, TDS Telecom, Consolidated Communications, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Alton?
03809 (62%), 03810 (38%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Alton in?
Prospect Mountain High School Joint Maintenance Agreement District and Alton School District.
How do I register to vote in Alton?
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 Alton. 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.