Benjamin James House · Photo: User:Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Hampton, NH: what to set up and who to call
Hampton has its own drop-off, Hampton Transfer Station. New voters sign up with the town clerk of Hampton, which runs Hampton’s elections.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Hampton, 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.
Power comes from Unitil
Unitil (Unitil Energy Systems), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Hampton. 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 Hampton: about 92% of residents live in its service area. 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
99% of 6,537 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 30% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Consolidated Communications | DSL | 34% | 10/1 |
| Fidium Fiber | Fiber | 33% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 56% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 40% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 23% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Hampton is any weekday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Hampton, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (any weekday)Look up your day on hamptonnh.gov
Hampton Transfer Station
1 Hardardt's Way, Hampton, NH 03842
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
From hamptonnh.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 06-13-25, 09/28/26, 2025. 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.
Hampton is in two districts that split the grades: Hampton School District and Winnacunnet Cooperative School District.
A−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.
Hampton is in ZIP code 03842
ZIP codes where Hampton residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Hampton | ZIP’s residents in Hampton |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03842 | Hampton, NH | 99% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 03874, 03844. 03843 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP 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 Hampton
Who supplies Hampton’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?
Unitil (Unitil Energy Systems), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 21.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Hampton?
Xfinity, Consolidated Communications, Fidium Fiber, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Hampton?
03842. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Hampton in?
Hampton School District and Winnacunnet Cooperative School District.
How do I register to vote in Hampton?
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: Hampton’s own website (hamptonnh.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.