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The Barrington handbook

Living in Barrington, NH: what to set up and who to call

Elections in Barrington are run by Barrington itself; register with the town clerk of Barrington. Most homes in Barrington have two wired internet choices, Breezeline and Fidium Fiber.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Barrington, 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 Barrington.

Electricity

Power comes from Eversource

Eversource (Public Service Co. of New Hampshire), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Barrington. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Swains Lake Village Water

Swains Lake Village Water supplies Barrington: about 9% of residents live in its service area. About 74% 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 227 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.

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. NH0151010.

Internet

7 home internet providers serve Barrington

99% of 3,962 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 88% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
BreezelineCable, Fiber98%1,000/1,000
Fidium FiberFiber82%2,000/2,000
XfinityFiber, Cable10%2,000/250
Consolidated CommunicationsDSL6%10/1
T-MobileFixed wireless41%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless26%300/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Barrington’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Barrington.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Barrington kids go to
PK–KEarly Childhood Learning CenterBarrington School District
1–4Barrington Elementary SchoolBarrington School District
5–8Barrington Middle SchoolBarrington School District

Barrington is in Barrington 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.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Barrington is in ZIP code 03825

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of BarringtonZIP’s residents in Barrington
03825Barrington, NH100%100%
Area code603Wikidata

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 Barrington

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

Swains Lake Village Water (EPA ID NH0151010). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none.

Who provides electricity in Barrington?

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 Barrington?

Breezeline, Fidium Fiber, Xfinity, Consolidated Communications, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Barrington?

03825. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Barrington in?

Barrington School District.

How do I register to vote in Barrington?

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 Barrington. 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.