Photo: SatyrTN · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Center Harbor, NH: what to set up and who to call
Meredith Water Dept reported 3 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: organic carbon removal (total organic carbon) ×3. 80% of systems its size reported none. Power in Center Harbor comes from New Hampshire Elec Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Center Harbor, 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 Center Harbor.
Power comes from New Hampshire Elec Coop
New Hampshire Elec Coop (New Hampshire Elec Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Center Harbor. 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 Meredith Water Dept
Meredith Water Dept supplies Center Harbor: about 9% of residents live in its service area. About 91% 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 3,750 people in all.
3 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: organic carbon removal (total organic carbon) ×3, the latest beginning Jul 2023. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2024, was 6.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 42.0 ppb. That’s higher than 94% of similar systems’ latest results.
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. NH1521010.
7 home internet providers serve Center Harbor
99% of 737 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| NH Broadband | Fiber | 99% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Breezeline | Cable | 95% | 1,000/50 |
| Fidium Fiber | Fiber | 41% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Consolidated Communications | DSL | 22% | 10/1 |
| Spectrum | Cable | 3% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 38% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Center Harbor
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Center Harbor, from the town’s own site.
From , checked Oct 22, 2026; pages dated 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.
Center Harbor is in Inter-Lakes 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.
Center Harbor is in ZIP code 03226
ZIP codes where Center Harbor residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Center Harbor | ZIP’s residents in Center Harbor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03226 | Center Harbor, NH | 100% | 91% |
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 Center Harbor
Who supplies Center Harbor’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Meredith Water Dept (EPA ID NH1521010). It reported 3 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: organic carbon removal (total organic carbon) ×3. 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 6.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Center Harbor?
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 Center Harbor?
NH Broadband, Breezeline, Fidium Fiber, Consolidated Communications, Spectrum, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Center Harbor?
03226. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Center Harbor in?
Inter-Lakes School District.
How do I register to vote in Center Harbor?
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 Center Harbor. 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: , 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.