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The Jackson handbook

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

Jackson Water Pct reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×2. 77% of systems its size reported none. Power in Jackson comes from New Hampshire Elec Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Jackson, 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 Jackson.

Electricity

Power comes from New Hampshire Elec Coop

New Hampshire Elec Coop (New Hampshire Elec Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Jackson. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Jackson Water Pct

Jackson Water Pct supplies Jackson: about 58% of residents live in its service area. High Pastures at Black Mtn serves another 7%. About 28% 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 500 people in all.

2 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×2, the latest beginning Oct 2022. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile35.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2013–Dec 2015, was 35.0 ppb, above the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2015: EPA has no newer result for this system.

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. NH1211010.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Jackson

94% of 965 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 59% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber92%1,000/1,000
Fidium FiberFiber60%2,000/2,000
Consolidated CommunicationsDSL8%10/1
VerizonFixed wireless29%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless21%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

The nearest public drop-off is 2 miles away

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Jackson.

Nearest public drop-off · 2.3 mi from the center of Jackson

Jackson-Bartlett Transfer Station

This isn’t Jackson’s own facility. Whether Jackson residents may use it is the town’s rule: check jacksonvillage.net.

OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Jackson kids go to
K–6Jackson Grammar SchoolJackson School District

Jackson is in Jackson 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.

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

Jackson spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of JacksonZIP’s residents in Jackson
03846Jackson, NH97%100%
03845Intervale, NH3%3%
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 Jackson

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

Jackson Water Pct (EPA ID NH1211010). It reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×2. 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 35.0 ppb (Jan 2013–Dec 2015), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Jackson?

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 Jackson?

Spectrum, Fidium Fiber, Consolidated Communications, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Jackson?

03846 (97%), 03845 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Jackson in?

Jackson School District.

How do I register to vote in Jackson?

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 Jackson. 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.