Bennington Village Historic District · Photo: User:Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Bennington, NH: what to set up and who to call
Bennington runs its own elections, so the town clerk of Bennington, not a county office, keeps the voter rolls. The closest public drop-off to Bennington is Francestown Transfer Station, 5 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Bennington, 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 Bennington.
Power comes from Eversource
Eversource (Public Service Co. of New Hampshire), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Bennington. 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 Bennington Water Dept
Bennington Water Dept supplies Bennington: about 60% of residents live in its service area. About 35% 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 775 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 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. NH0211010.
3 home internet providers serve Bennington
100% of 574 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 97% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| TDS Telecom | Fiber, DSL | 97% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Xfinity | Cable | 93% | 1,200/35 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 23% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Bennington
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Bennington, from the town’s own site.
Town of Bennington Transfer Station
200 North Bennington Road, Bennington, NH 03442
- Wed1 pm–6 pm
- Fri1:30 pm–6:30 pm
- Sat8 am–4 pm
From townofbennington.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026; pages dated August 15, 2023. 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.
Bennington is in Contoocook Valley School District.
B−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.
Bennington is in ZIP code 03442
ZIP codes where Bennington residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Bennington | ZIP’s residents in Bennington |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03442 | Bennington, NH | 100% | 100% |
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 Bennington
Who supplies Bennington’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Bennington Water Dept (EPA ID NH0211010). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none.
Who provides electricity in Bennington?
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 Bennington?
TDS Telecom, Xfinity, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Bennington?
03442. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bennington in?
Contoocook Valley School District.
How do I register to vote in Bennington?
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 Bennington. 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: Bennington’s own website (townofbennington.com), read Oct 22, 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 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.