Photo: Bostonian13 · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Lee, NH: what to set up and who to call
The Evergreen Terrace water system reported 5 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: arsenic ×5. 78% of systems its size reported none. Power in Lee comes from New Hampshire Elec Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lee, 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 Lee.
Power comes from New Hampshire Elec Coop
New Hampshire Elec Coop (New Hampshire Elec Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves 96.8% of Lee residents. 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.
Water comes from Evergreen Terrace water system
The Evergreen Terrace water system supplies Lee: about 7% of residents live in its service area. Thurston Woods serves another 6%. Unh/Durham Water Sys serves another 5%. About 71% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 45 people in all.
5 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: arsenic ×5, the latest beginning Oct 2023. 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people had none.
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. NH1333030.
6 home internet providers serve Lee
99% of 1,703 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 80% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 2,000/250 |
| Fidium Fiber | Fiber | 77% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Breezeline | Cable, Fiber | 5% | 1,000/50 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 29% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 13% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 6% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 4 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Lee.
Newmarket Transfer Station
345 Ash Swamp Road, Newmarket, NH, 03857 · run by Town of Newmarket
This isn’t Lee’s own facility. Whether Lee residents may use it is the town’s rule: check leenh.org.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Lee is in Oyster River Cooperative School District.
ASchool 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.
Lee is in ZIP code 03861
ZIP codes where Lee residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lee | ZIP’s residents in Lee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03861 | Lee, NH | 100% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 03042.
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 Lee
Who supplies Lee’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Evergreen Terrace water system (EPA ID NH1333030). It reported 5 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: arsenic ×5. 78% of systems its size had none.
Who provides electricity in Lee?
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 Lee?
Xfinity, Fidium Fiber, Breezeline, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lee?
03861. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lee in?
Oyster River Cooperative School District.
How do I register to vote in Lee?
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 Lee. 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.