Photo: Ascended Dreamer · CC BY 4.0Living in Gorham, NH: what to set up and who to call
Gorham has its own drop-off, Gorham Transfer Station. Gorham runs its own elections, so the town clerk of Gorham, not a county office, keeps the voter rolls.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Gorham, 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 Gorham.
Power comes from Eversource
Eversource (Public Service Co. of New Hampshire), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Gorham. 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.
Water comes from Gorham Water and Sewer Dept
Gorham Water and Sewer Dept supplies Gorham: about 78% of residents live in its service area. About 17% 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 2,630 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 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. NH0921010.
6 home internet providers serve Gorham
97% of 1,285 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 83% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 96% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Fidium Fiber | Fiber | 82% | 2,000/2,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 32% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 31% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 24% | 300/20 |
| Netafy | Fixed wireless | 4% | 150/150 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Gorham
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Gorham, from the town’s own site.
Transfer Station (Town Garage Transfer Station)
24 Main Street, Gorham, NH 03581
- Mon7 am–3:30 pm
- Tue7 am–3:30 pm
- Wed7 am–3:30 pm
- Thu7 am–3:30 pm
- Fri7 am–3 pm
- Sat8 am–11:45 am
Cost: $5.00 permit fee; up to two permits per property; valid three (3) years from July 1
Sorted recycling
Separate your recyclables by material.
From gorhamnh.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated July 1, 2020. 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.
Gorham is in Gorham Randolph Shelburne Cooperative 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.
Gorham is in ZIP code 03581
ZIP codes where Gorham residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Gorham | ZIP’s residents in Gorham |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03581 | Gorham, NH | 100% | 88% |
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 Gorham
Who supplies Gorham’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Gorham Water and Sewer Dept (EPA ID NH0921010). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none.
Who provides electricity in Gorham?
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 Gorham?
Spectrum, Fidium Fiber, T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon, Netafy (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Gorham?
03581. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Gorham in?
Gorham Randolph Shelburne Cooperative School District.
How do I register to vote in Gorham?
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 Gorham. 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: Gorham’s own website (gorhamnh.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.