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The Center Sandwich handbook

Living in Center Sandwich, NH: what to set up and who to call

Center Sandwich has no town government of its own, so Carroll County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Inter-Lakes School District. Power in Center Sandwich comes from New Hampshire Elec Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.

Center Sandwich has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Carroll County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Center Sandwich’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Center Sandwich, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Center Sandwich.

Electricity

Power comes from New Hampshire Elec Coop

New Hampshire Elec Coop (New Hampshire Elec Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Center Sandwich. 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.

Internet

3 home internet providers serve Center Sandwich

99% of 99 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
NH BroadbandFiber99%2,000/2,000
Consolidated CommunicationsDSL81%80/20
T-MobileFixed wireless6%25/3

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

The nearest public drop-off is 3 miles away

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Center Sandwich.

Nearest public drop-off · 3.2 mi from the center of Center Sandwich

Moultonborough Transfer Station

This isn’t Center Sandwich’s own facility. Whether Center Sandwich residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.

OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Center Sandwich kids go to
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your address
7–8Inter-Lakes Middle Schoolin Meredith
9–12Inter-Lakes High Schoolin Meredith

Center Sandwich is in Inter-Lakes School District.

Test scores and every school: see Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Center Sandwich is unincorporated, so Carroll County is the local government.

Local governmentCarroll CountyCenter Sandwich is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereTown Clerk of SandwichElections here are run by Town of Sandwich (town or city clerk). PO Box 194, Sandwich, NH 03227 · (603) 284-7113 · [email protected]FVAP, Sep 2025
Register to voteIn personNew 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placeapp.sos.nh.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 19, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Center Sandwich is in ZIP code 03227

ZIP codes where Center Sandwich residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Center SandwichZIP’s residents in Center Sandwich
03227Center Sandwich, NH100%14%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Sandwich

Who provides electricity in Center Sandwich?

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 Sandwich?

NH Broadband, Consolidated Communications, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Center Sandwich?

03227. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Center Sandwich in?

Inter-Lakes School District.

How do I register to vote in Center Sandwich?

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 Sandwich. Check your registration at app.sos.nh.gov.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • 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.