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The Francestown handbook

Living in Francestown, NH: what to set up and who to call

Francestown has its own drop-off, Francestown Transfer Station, on 248 Todd Road. Francestown runs its own elections, so the town clerk of Francestown, not a county office, keeps the voter rolls.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Francestown, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Francestown.

Electricity

Power comes from Eversource

Eversource (Public Service Co. of New Hampshire), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Francestown. Its homes paid an average of 24.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $150 a month (its average across New Hampshire, for customers on its standard service). New Hampshire lets you buy power from another supplier; 43% of Eversource’s home customers do, and Eversource still delivers it.

Start or move service: eversource.com · (800) 662-7764

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Francestown Village Water

Francestown Village Water supplies Francestown: about 12% of residents live in its service area. Crotched Mountain Mntnc serves another 10%. 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 130 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 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. NH0831010.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Francestown

99% of 748 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 94% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable88%1,200/35
Fidium FiberFiber75%2,000/2,000
TDS TelecomFiber18%1,000/1,000
T-MobileFixed wireless17%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless3%25/6

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

Francestown has its own drop-off: Francestown Transfer Station

Where to take trash and recycling in Francestown, and where the rules are.

Transfer station · run by Town of Francestown

Francestown Transfer Station

248 Todd Road, Francestown, NH, 03043

Before you go, check the rules on francestown-nh.gov.

OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026 (last edited Apr 2025). © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Francestown kids go to
K–4Francestown Elementary SchoolContoocook Valley School District
5–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Conval Regional High Schoolin Peterborough

Francestown is in Contoocook Valley School District.

B−School gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Francestown is in ZIP code 03043

ZIP codes where Francestown residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of FrancestownZIP’s residents in Francestown
03043Francestown, NH100%100%
Area code603Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Francestown

Who supplies Francestown’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Francestown Village Water (EPA ID NH0831010). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none.

Who provides electricity in Francestown?

Eversource (Public Service Co. of New Hampshire), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 24.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Francestown?

Xfinity, Fidium Fiber, TDS Telecom, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Francestown?

03043. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Francestown in?

Contoocook Valley School District.

How do I register to vote in Francestown?

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 Francestown. 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: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
  • 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.