Photo: Ascended Dreamer · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Colebrook, NH: what to set up and who to call
Power in Colebrook comes from New Hampshire Elec Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Voting is local here: the town clerk of Colebrook registers voters and runs elections, not the county.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Colebrook, 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 Colebrook.
Power comes from New Hampshire Elec Coop
New Hampshire Elec Coop (New Hampshire Elec Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Colebrook. 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 Colebrook Water Works
Colebrook Water Works supplies Colebrook: about 63% of residents live in its service area. About 37% 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 1,300 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 2007–Dec 2009, was 31.0 ppb, above the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2009: EPA has no newer result for this system.
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. NH0481010.
5 home internet providers serve Colebrook
89% of 1,290 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 69% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| NH Broadband | Fiber | 73% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Consolidated Communications | DSL | 61% | 80/20 |
| Netafy | Fixed wireless | 96% | 500/500 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 44% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 37% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Colebrook
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Colebrook, from the town’s own site.
Colebrook Transfer Station
- Tue9 am–2 pm
- Thu9 am–2 pm
- Sat9 am–2 pm
- Sun9 am–2 pm
From colebrooknh.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026; pages dated 2026-04-15, 2026-07-27. 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.
Colebrook is in Colebrook 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.
Colebrook is in ZIP code 03576
ZIP codes where Colebrook residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Colebrook | ZIP’s residents in Colebrook |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03576 | Colebrook, NH | 100% | 71% |
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 Colebrook
Who supplies Colebrook’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Colebrook Water Works (EPA ID NH0481010). 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 31.0 ppb (Jan 2007–Dec 2009), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Colebrook?
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 Colebrook?
NH Broadband, Consolidated Communications, Netafy, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Colebrook?
03576. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Colebrook in?
Colebrook School District.
How do I register to vote in Colebrook?
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 Colebrook. 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: Colebrook’s own website (colebrooknh.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.