Photo: Craig Michaud at English Wikipedia · CC BY 3.0Living in Boscawen, NH: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in most of Boscawen comes from Penacook Boscawen Water Pct, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection. New voters sign up with the town clerk of Boscawen, which runs Boscawen’s elections.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Boscawen, 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 Boscawen.
Power comes from Unitil
Unitil (Unitil Energy Systems), an investor-owned utility, serves 95.3% of Boscawen residents. Its homes paid an average of 21.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $131 a month (its average across New Hampshire, for customers on its standard service). New Hampshire lets you buy power from another supplier; 65% of Unitil’s home customers do, and Unitil still delivers it.
Start or move service: unitil.com · (800) 582-7276
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Penacook Boscawen Water Pct
Penacook Boscawen Water Pct supplies Boscawen: about 90% of residents live in its service area. About 10% 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 3,800 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. 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. NH0251010.
8 home internet providers serve Boscawen
99% of 1,375 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 91% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 93% | 2,000/250 |
| TDS Telecom | Fiber, DSL | 62% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Fidium Fiber | Fiber | 31% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Breezeline | Fiber, Cable | 10% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Consolidated Communications | DSL | 2% | 10/1 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 35% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Boscawen
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Boscawen, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check boscawennh.gov →
From boscawennh.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026. 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.
Boscawen is in Merrimack 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.
Boscawen is in ZIP code 03303
ZIP codes where Boscawen residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Boscawen | ZIP’s residents in Boscawen |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03303 | Concord, NH | 100% | 24% |
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 Boscawen
Who supplies Boscawen’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Penacook Boscawen Water Pct (EPA ID NH0251010). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Boscawen?
Unitil (Unitil Energy Systems), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 21.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Boscawen?
Xfinity, TDS Telecom, Fidium Fiber, Breezeline, Consolidated Communications, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Boscawen?
03303. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Boscawen in?
Merrimack Valley School District.
How do I register to vote in Boscawen?
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 Boscawen. 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: Boscawen’s own website (boscawennh.gov), read Oct 23, 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.