Photo: Ascended Dreamer · CC BY 4.0Living in Cornish, NH: what to set up and who to call
Power in Cornish comes from New Hampshire Elec Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. New voters sign up with the town clerk of Cornish, which runs Cornish’s elections.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Cornish, 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 Cornish.
Power comes from New Hampshire Elec Coop
New Hampshire Elec Coop (New Hampshire Elec Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Cornish. 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.
6 home internet providers serve Cornish
73% of 792 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 70% | 1,200/35 |
| Consolidated Communications | DSL | 51% | 10/1 |
| TDS Telecom | DSL | 4% | 50/10 |
| VTel Wireless | Fixed wireless | 61% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 14% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 7% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Cornish
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Cornish, from the town’s own site.
Cornish Recycling Center
- Sat9 am–2 pm
Accepted at the curb
- Glass jars and bottles
- Soft plastics
- Corrugated cardboard
- Lightweight and box cardboard (e.g., cereal boxes, soda boxes, food boxes)
- Brown bags, egg cartons
- Newspapers, books, magazines, letters, etc.
Cornish Recycling Center
Route 120, one mile north of Cornish Flat
From cornish.nh.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026; pages dated 2026-07-13, 2026-09-08. 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.
Cornish is in Cornish 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.
Cornish is in ZIP code 03745
ZIP codes where Cornish residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Cornish | ZIP’s residents in Cornish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03745 | Cornish, NH | 100% | 100% |
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 Cornish
Who provides electricity in Cornish?
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 Cornish?
Xfinity, Consolidated Communications, TDS Telecom, VTel Wireless, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Cornish?
03745. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Cornish in?
Cornish School District.
How do I register to vote in Cornish?
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 Cornish. 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: Cornish’s own website (cornish.nh.gov), 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.