Photo: User:Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Chester, NH: what to set up and who to call
Power in Chester comes from New Hampshire Elec Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Chester has its own drop-off, Chester Transfer Station.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Chester, 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 Chester.
Power comes from New Hampshire Elec Coop
New Hampshire Elec Coop (New Hampshire Elec Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Chester. 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 Chester Brook water system
The Chester Brook water system supplies Chester: about 9% of residents live in its service area. Oak Hill serves another 6%. About 78% 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 100 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people.
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. NH0432030.
6 home internet providers serve Chester
100% of 1,863 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 92% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 98% | 2,000/250 |
| Granite State Communications | Fiber | 91% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Consolidated Communications | DSL | 7% | 10/1 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 64% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 10% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 8% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Chester
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Chester, from the town’s own site.
Town of Chester Transfer/Recycling Facility
50 Dump Road, Chester, NH 03036
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
From chesternh.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2022-10-20. 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.
Chester is in Chester 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.
Chester is in ZIP code 03036
ZIP codes where Chester residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Chester | ZIP’s residents in Chester |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03036 | Chester, NH | 100% | 99% |
A few homes fall in 03038.
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 Chester
Who supplies Chester’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Chester Brook water system (EPA ID NH0432030). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none.
Who provides electricity in Chester?
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 Chester?
Xfinity, Granite State Communications, Consolidated Communications, T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Chester?
03036. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Chester in?
Chester School District.
How do I register to vote in Chester?
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 Chester. 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: Chester’s own website (chesternh.org), 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.