Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Living in Manchester, NH: what to set up and who to call
Manchester has its own drop-off, Manchester Solid Waste Drop-Off Facility, on 500 Dunbarton Road. Elections in Manchester are run by Manchester itself; register with the City Clerk of Manchester.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Manchester, 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 Manchester.
Power comes from Eversource
Eversource (Public Service Co. of New Hampshire), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Manchester. 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 Manchester Water Works
Manchester Water Works supplies almost all of Manchester. It draws surface water and serves 123,500 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 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. NH1471010.
6 home internet providers serve Manchester
100% of 26,617 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 74% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| Fidium Fiber | Fiber | 83% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Consolidated Communications | DSL | 5% | 40/10 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 71% | 1,000/75 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 43% | 25/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 42% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Curbside recycling in Manchester: every week, day by address
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Manchester, from the town’s own site.
Manchester Solid Waste Drop-Off Facility
500 Dunbarton Road, Manchester, NH
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- Container plastics #1-7 (except Styrofoam and PVC)
- Tin, steel and aluminum containers
- Glass bottles
- Paper and cardboard
- Metal lids to jars or bottles
From manchesternh.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026. 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.
Manchester is in Manchester School District.
D−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.
Manchester spans 5 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Manchester residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Manchester | ZIP’s residents in Manchester |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03103 | Manchester, NH | 33% | 100% |
| 03104 | Manchester, NH | 30% | 100% |
| 03102 | Manchester, NH | 25% | 87% |
| 03109 | Manchester, NH | 9% | 100% |
| 03101 | Manchester, NH | 3% | 100% |
03105, 03108, 03111 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs 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 Manchester
Who supplies Manchester’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Manchester Water Works (EPA ID NH1471010). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Manchester?
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 Manchester?
Xfinity, Fidium Fiber, Consolidated Communications, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Manchester?
03103 (33%), 03104 (30%), 03102 (25%), 03109 (9%), 03101 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Manchester in?
Manchester School District.
How do I register to vote in Manchester?
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 City Clerk of Manchester. 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: Manchester’s own website (manchesternh.gov), read Oct 23, 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.