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The Loudon handbook

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

The Freedom Hill/Pine Ridge Est water system reported 8 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: arsenic ×7, a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule). 77% of systems its size reported none. There is no curbside pickup in Loudon: residents take trash to Town of Loudon Transfer Station.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Loudon, 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 Loudon.

Electricity

Power comes from New Hampshire Elec Coop

New Hampshire Elec Coop (New Hampshire Elec Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Loudon. 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 Freedom Hill/Pine Ridge Est water system

The Freedom Hill/Pine Ridge Est water system supplies Loudon: about 9% of residents live in its service area. About 77% 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 370 people in all.

8 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: arsenic ×7, a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), the latest beginning Oct 2023. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 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. NH1403030.

Internet

7 home internet providers serve Loudon

98% of 2,354 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 47% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable94%2,000/250
Consolidated CommunicationsDSL37%10/1
TDS TelecomFiber, DSL23%1,000/1,000
Fidium FiberFiber22%2,000/2,000
T-MobileFixed wireless48%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless23%300/20

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

Trash & recycling

No curbside pickup in Loudon: trash goes to the transfer station

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Loudon, from the town’s own site.

How trash works hereDrop-off onlyNo curbside pickup: you take it to the drop-offloudonnh.org
Transfer stationTown of Loudon Transfer StationHours ↓
Transfer station · where your trash goes

Town of Loudon Transfer Station

42 Dump Road, Loudon, NH 03307

MTWTFSS
8a
10a
12p
2p
4p
  • Tue8 am–5 pm
  • Thu8 am–6 pm
  • Sat8 am–5 pm

From loudonnh.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Loudon kids go to
K–5Loudon Elementary SchoolMerrimack Valley School District
6–8Merrimack Valley Middle Schoolin Penacook
9–12Merrimack Valley High Schoolin Penacook

Loudon is in Merrimack Valley School District.

B−School gradeSee 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

Loudon is in ZIP code 03307

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of LoudonZIP’s residents in Loudon
03307Loudon, NH100%99%

A few homes fall in 03263.

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 Loudon

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

The Freedom Hill/Pine Ridge Est water system (EPA ID NH1403030). It reported 8 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: arsenic ×7, a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule). 77% of systems its size had none.

Who provides electricity in Loudon?

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 Loudon?

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

What ZIP codes are in Loudon?

03307. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Loudon in?

Merrimack Valley School District.

How do I register to vote in Loudon?

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 Loudon. 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: Loudon’s own website (loudonnh.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.