Photo: AlexiusHoratius · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Concord, NH: what to set up and who to call
Elections in Concord are run by Concord itself; register with the City Clerk of Concord. The ER is a drive from Concord: the closest is Concord Hospital- Franklin, 15.4 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Concord, 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 Concord.
Power comes from Unitil
Unitil (Unitil Energy Systems), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Concord. Its homes paid an average of 21.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $131 a month (its average across New Hampshire, for customers on its standard service). New Hampshire lets you buy power from another supplier; 65% of Unitil’s home customers do, and Unitil still delivers it.
Start or move service: unitil.com · (800) 582-7276
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Concord Water Dept
Concord Water Dept supplies Concord: about 92% of residents live in its service area. About 7% 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 44,215 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 59% 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. NH0501010.
7 home internet providers serve Concord
100% of 11,681 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 76% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 2,000/250 |
| Breezeline | Fiber, Cable | 80% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Fidium Fiber | Fiber | 68% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Consolidated Communications | DSL | 9% | 10/1 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 59% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 57% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Concord depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Concord, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayLook up your day on concordnh.gov
- RecyclingEvery week
Fort Eddy Road Reprocessing Center
10 Intervale Road, Concord, NH 03301
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Cost: Free for leaf drop-off with proof of residency; pick-up load drop-off fees apply to other materials
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- Cardboard & Boxboard (Boxes, Egg Cartons, Toilet Paper / Paper Towel Rolls)
- Paper (Junk Mail, Newspaper, Office Paper, Paper Bags, & Paper Cups)
- Plastic Bottles, Jugs, Tubs, & Lids (Kitchen, Laundry, & Bath Containers)
- Aluminum & Steel Cans (Foil, Beverage Cans, Food Cans)
- Glass Bottles & Jars (Food & Beverage Bottles/Jars)
Fort Eddy Road Reprocessing Center
10 Intervale Road, Concord, NH 03301
From concordnh.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-09-27. 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.
Most of Concord (93%) is in Concord School District; parts are in Merrimack Valley School District (7%).
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.
Concord spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Concord residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Concord | ZIP’s residents in Concord |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03301 | Concord, NH | 76% | 100% |
| 03303 | Concord, NH | 24% | 64% |
A few homes fall in 03224. 03302, 03305 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs with no homes.
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 Concord
Who supplies Concord’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Concord Water Dept (EPA ID NH0501010). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Concord?
Unitil (Unitil Energy Systems), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 21.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Concord?
Xfinity, Breezeline, Fidium Fiber, Consolidated Communications, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Concord?
03301 (76%), 03303 (24%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Concord in?
Concord School District. Parts of the city are in Merrimack Valley School District.
How do I register to vote in Concord?
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 Concord. 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: Concord’s own website (concordnh.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.