Photo: Ascended Dreamer · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Claremont, NH: what to set up and who to call
Claremont Water Dept reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a surface water treatment requirement (Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule), beginning Jan 2025. Power in Claremont comes from New Hampshire Elec Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Claremont, 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 Claremont.
Power comes from New Hampshire Elec Coop
New Hampshire Elec Coop (New Hampshire Elec Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Claremont. 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 Claremont Water Dept
Claremont Water Dept supplies Claremont: about 92% of residents live in its service area. About 8% 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 9,000 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule), beginning Jan 2025. 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 2022–Dec 2024, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 67% 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. NH0461010.
6 home internet providers serve Claremont
98% of 4,512 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 97% | 2,000/250 |
| Consolidated Communications | DSL | 65% | 40/10 |
| VTel Wireless | Fixed wireless | 45% | 25/3 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 24% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 11% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 11% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
In Claremont, you hire your own trash hauler
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Claremont, from the town’s own site.
Claremont Transfer Station
875 Washington Street, Claremont, NH 03743
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
From claremontnh.com, 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.
Claremont is in Claremont School District.
DSchool 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.
Claremont is in ZIP code 03743
ZIP codes where Claremont residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Claremont | ZIP’s residents in Claremont |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03743 | Claremont, NH | 100% | 96% |
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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Claremont
Who supplies Claremont’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Claremont Water Dept (EPA ID NH0461010). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule). 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Claremont?
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 Claremont?
Xfinity, Consolidated Communications, VTel Wireless, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Claremont?
03743. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Claremont in?
Claremont School District.
How do I register to vote in Claremont?
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 City Clerk of Claremont. 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: Claremont’s own website (claremontnh.com), 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.