Photo: Ascended Dreamer · CC BY 4.0Living in Canaan, NH: what to set up and who to call
Canaan Water Dept reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (TTHM), beginning Jan 2022. Power in Canaan comes from New Hampshire Elec Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Canaan, 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 Canaan.
Power comes from New Hampshire Elec Coop
New Hampshire Elec Coop (New Hampshire Elec Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Canaan. 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 Canaan Water Dept
Canaan Water Dept supplies Canaan: about 18% of residents live in its service area. Cardigan Mountain Sch serves another 12%. Country Village MHP serves another 5%. About 64% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 684 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM), beginning Jan 2022. 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2016, was 16.0 ppb, above the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2016: 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. NH0351010.
7 home internet providers serve Canaan
94% of 1,791 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 55% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 77% | 2,000/250 |
| Consolidated Communications | DSL | 59% | 10/1 |
| NH Broadband | Fiber | 58% | 2,000/2,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 28% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 14% | 25/3 |
| VTel Wireless | Fixed wireless | 11% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 5 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Canaan.
Enfield Transfer Station
· run by Town of Enfield
This isn’t Canaan’s own facility. Whether Canaan residents may use it is the town’s rule: check townofcanaannh.us.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Canaan is in Mascoma Valley Region 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.
Canaan is in ZIP code 03741
ZIP codes where Canaan residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Canaan | ZIP’s residents in Canaan |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03741 | Canaan, NH | 100% | 93% |
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 Canaan
Who supplies Canaan’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Canaan Water Dept (EPA ID NH0351010). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 16.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2016), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Canaan?
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 Canaan?
Xfinity, Consolidated Communications, NH Broadband, T-Mobile, AT&T, VTel Wireless (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Canaan?
03741. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Canaan in?
Mascoma Valley Region School District.
How do I register to vote in Canaan?
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 Canaan. 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.