Photo: User:Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Bridgewater, NH: what to set up and who to call
Power in Bridgewater comes from New Hampshire Elec Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Bridgewater has its own drop-off, Bridgewater / Hebron Transfer Station.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Bridgewater, 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 Bridgewater.
Power comes from New Hampshire Elec Coop
New Hampshire Elec Coop (New Hampshire Elec Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Bridgewater. 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 Whittemore Shores water system
The Whittemore Shores water system supplies Bridgewater: about 13% of residents live in its service area. Newfound Acres MHP serves another 11%. About 75% 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 130 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 latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2010–Dec 2012, was 24.0 ppb, above the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2012: EPA has no newer result for this system.
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. NH0292010.
6 home internet providers serve Bridgewater
99% of 937 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 63% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breezeline | Cable | 97% | 1,000/50 |
| Consolidated Communications | DSL | 45% | 10/1 |
| NH Broadband | Fiber | 32% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Hub66 | Fiber | 29% | 8,000/8,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 38% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 6% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Bridgewater
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Bridgewater, from the town’s own site.
HB Refuse (HB Refuse District)
290A Dick Brown Road, Bridgewater, NH 03222
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
From bridgewater-nh.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 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.
Bridgewater is in Newfound Area 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.
Bridgewater spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Bridgewater residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Bridgewater | ZIP’s residents in Bridgewater |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03222 | Bristol, NH | 68% | 14% |
| 03264 | Plymouth, NH | 32% | 5% |
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 Bridgewater
Who supplies Bridgewater’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Whittemore Shores water system (EPA ID NH0292010). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 24.0 ppb (Jan 2010–Dec 2012), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Bridgewater?
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 Bridgewater?
Breezeline, Consolidated Communications, NH Broadband, Hub66, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Bridgewater?
03222 (68%), 03264 (32%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bridgewater in?
Newfound Area School District.
How do I register to vote in Bridgewater?
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 Bridgewater. 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: Bridgewater’s own website (bridgewater-nh.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.