Photo: Ascended Dreamer · CC BY 4.0Living in Charlestown, NH: what to set up and who to call
The latest lead test reported by Charlestown Water Works, which supplies Charlestown, came in at 19.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2024), above the 15 ppb action level. There is no curbside pickup in Charlestown: residents take trash to Charlestown Transfer Station.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Charlestown, 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 Charlestown.
Power comes from New Hampshire Elec Coop
New Hampshire Elec Coop (New Hampshire Elec Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Charlestown. 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 Charlestown Water Works
Charlestown Water Works supplies Charlestown: about 68% of residents live in its service area. About 28% 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 2,850 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2024, was 19.0 ppb, above the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 100% 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. NH0411010.
6 home internet providers serve Charlestown
99% of 2,112 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 82% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 86% | 1,200/35 |
| Fidium Fiber | Fiber | 82% | 2,000/2,000 |
| VTel Wireless | Fixed wireless | 67% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 47% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 21% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 18% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
No curbside pickup in Charlestown: trash goes to the transfer station
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Charlestown, from the town’s own site.
Charlestown Transfer Station
18 Fling Road, Charlestown, NH 03603
- Tue1 pm–4:25 pm
- Wed1 pm–5:55 pm
- Fri1 pm–4:25 pm
- Sat8 am–4:25 pm
Cost: $100 for the first vehicle per household and $20 for the second vehicle; stickers cover 9-1-26 through 9-1-27
Accepted at the curb
- Cardboard and aluminum cans
- Glass
- Paper
- Plastic
From charlestown-nh.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 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.
Charlestown is in Fall Mountain Region 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.
Charlestown is in ZIP code 03603
ZIP codes where Charlestown residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Charlestown | ZIP’s residents in Charlestown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03603 | Charlestown, NH | 100% | 94% |
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 Charlestown
Who supplies Charlestown’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Charlestown Water Works (EPA ID NH0411010). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 19.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Charlestown?
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 Charlestown?
Xfinity, Fidium Fiber, VTel Wireless, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Charlestown?
03603. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Charlestown in?
Fall Mountain Region School District.
How do I register to vote in Charlestown?
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 Charlestown. 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: Charlestown’s own website (charlestown-nh.gov), read Oct 21, 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.