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The Chatham handbook

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

New voters sign up with the town clerk of Chatham, which runs Chatham’s elections. Public schools here are run by Chatham School District.

Trash & dumpWhich school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

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

PowerEversourceinvestor-owned utility · 24.2¢/kWhMore →Internet2 providers82% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpLovell Transfer StationDrop-offMore →SchoolChatham School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteIn personRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code03813Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Chatham.

Electricity

Power comes from Eversource

Eversource (Public Service Co. of New Hampshire), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Chatham. Its homes paid an average of 24.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $150 a month (its average across New Hampshire, for customers on its standard service). New Hampshire lets you buy power from another supplier; 43% of Eversource’s home customers do, and Eversource still delivers it.

Start or move service: eversource.com · (800) 662-7764

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Internet

2 home internet providers serve Chatham

82% of 235 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 82% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Fidium FiberFiber84%2,000/2,000
Consolidated CommunicationsDSL4%10/1

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

Trash & recycling

Trash and recycling in Chatham

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Chatham, from the town’s own site.

Transfer stationLovell Transfer StationHours ↓
Transfer station

Lovell Transfer Station

MTWTFSS
8a
10a
12p
2p
4p
  • Wed8 am–5 pm
  • Thu8 am–5 pm
  • Sat8 am–5 pm
  • Sun8 am–5 pm
What goes in the recycling bin

Sorted recycling

Separate your recyclables by material.

chathamnh.org

From chathamnh.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Chatham is in Chatham 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

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Official sitechathamnh.orgChatham’s own websiteWikidataTown HallBudget, officials, electionsChatham’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereTown Clerk of ChathamChatham runs its own elections (town clerk). 1071 Main Road, Chatham, NH 03813 · (603) 694-2117 · [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

Chatham is in ZIP code 03813

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of ChathamZIP’s residents in Chatham
03813Center Conway, NH100%9%

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.

Nearest emergency roomThe Memorial Hospital6 miles awayGet a library cardPope Memorial Library2719 White Mountain Highway · (603) 356-2961

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Chatham

Who provides electricity in Chatham?

Eversource (Public Service Co. of New Hampshire), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 24.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Chatham?

Fidium Fiber, Consolidated Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Chatham?

03813. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Chatham in?

Chatham School District.

How do I register to vote in Chatham?

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 Chatham. 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: Chatham’s own website (chathamnh.org), 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.