Living in Hampton Beach, NH: what to set up and who to call
Hampton Beach has no town government of its own, so Rockingham County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Hampton School District. The closest public drop-off to Hampton Beach is Hampton Transfer Station, 1 mile out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Hampton Beach, 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 Hampton Beach.
Power comes from Unitil
Unitil (Unitil Energy Systems), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Hampton Beach. 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 Aquarion Water/Nh
Aquarion Water/Nh supplies almost all of Hampton Beach. It draws ground water and serves 34,000 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–Dec 2024, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. NH1051010.
6 home internet providers serve Hampton Beach
100% of 1,433 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 69% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Fidium Fiber | Fiber | 73% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Consolidated Communications | DSL | 4% | 10/1 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 63% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 58% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 14% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 1 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Hampton Beach.
Hampton Transfer Station
· run by Town of Hampton
This isn’t Hampton Beach’s own facility. Whether Hampton Beach residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Hampton Beach is in two districts that split the grades: Hampton School District and Winnacunnet Cooperative School District.
Test scores and every school: see Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
No town hall: the county runs things
Hampton Beach is unincorporated, so Rockingham County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 19, 2024.
Hampton Beach is in ZIP code 03842
ZIP codes where Hampton Beach residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Hampton Beach | ZIP’s residents in Hampton Beach |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03842 | Hampton, NH | 100% | 16% |
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 Hampton Beach
Who supplies Hampton Beach’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Aquarion Water/Nh (EPA ID NH1051010). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Hampton Beach?
Unitil (Unitil Energy Systems), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 21.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Hampton Beach?
Xfinity, Fidium Fiber, Consolidated Communications, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Hampton Beach?
03842. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Hampton Beach in?
Hampton School District and Winnacunnet Cooperative School District.
How do I register to vote in Hampton Beach?
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 Hampton. 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.