Photo: Ascended Dreamer · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Lancaster, NH: what to set up and who to call
Friday is trash day in Lancaster. New voters sign up with the town clerk of Lancaster, which runs Lancaster’s elections.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lancaster, 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 Lancaster.
Power comes from Eversource
Eversource (Public Service Co. of New Hampshire), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Lancaster. 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 Lancaster Water Dept
Lancaster Water Dept supplies Lancaster: about 79% of residents live in its service area. About 21% 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 2,500 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. NH1291010.
8 home internet providers serve Lancaster
97% of 1,572 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 65% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 83% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Fidium Fiber | Fiber | 64% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Consolidated Communications | DSL | 20% | 10/1 |
| Netafy | Fixed wireless | 87% | 600/150 |
| Wireless Partners | Fixed wireless | 50% | 50/10 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 42% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Lancaster is Friday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Lancaster, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
Lancaster Transfer Station
121 Water Street, Lancaster, NH
- Tue8 am–5 pm
- Thu8 am–5 pm
- Sat8 am–5 pm
Sorted recycling
Separate your recyclables by material.
- #2 clear plastic jugs
- Glass
- Aluminum cans
- Tin cans
- Newspapers
From lancasternh.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-07-31, 2026-09-10. 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.
Lancaster is in White Mountain Region 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.
Lancaster is in ZIP code 03584
ZIP codes where Lancaster residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lancaster | ZIP’s residents in Lancaster |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03584 | Lancaster, NH | 100% | 92% |
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 Lancaster
Who supplies Lancaster’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Lancaster Water Dept (EPA ID NH1291010). 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 Lancaster?
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 Lancaster?
Spectrum, Fidium Fiber, Consolidated Communications, Netafy, Wireless Partners, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lancaster?
03584. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lancaster in?
White Mountain Region School District.
How do I register to vote in Lancaster?
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 Lancaster. 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: Lancaster’s own website (lancasternh.org), 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.