Meredith Public Library · Photo: Ken Gallager · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Meredith, NH: what to set up and who to call
Meredith Water Dept reported 3 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: organic carbon removal (total organic carbon) ×3. 80% of systems its size reported none. There is no curbside pickup in Meredith: residents take trash to Meredith Transfer Station.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Meredith, 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 Meredith.
Power comes from New Hampshire Elec Coop
New Hampshire Elec Coop (New Hampshire Elec Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Meredith. 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 Meredith Water Dept
Meredith Water Dept supplies Meredith: about 51% of residents live in its service area. About 42% 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 3,750 people in all.
3 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: organic carbon removal (total organic carbon) ×3, the latest beginning Jul 2023. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2024, was 6.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 42.0 ppb. That’s higher than 94% of similar systems’ latest results.
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. NH1521010.
7 home internet providers serve Meredith
99% of 4,382 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 97% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breezeline | Cable | 94% | 1,000/50 |
| NH Broadband | Fiber | 92% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Consolidated Communications | DSL | 63% | 60/10 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 60% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 14% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 9% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
No curbside pickup in Meredith: trash goes to the transfer station
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Meredith, from the town’s own site.
Meredith Transfer Station
17 Jenness Hill Road, Meredith, NH 03253
- Mon8 am–3 pm
- Tue8 am–3 pm
- Wed8 am–3 pm
- Thu8 am–3 pm
- Fri8 am–3 pm
- Sat8 am–3 pm
- Sun8 am–3 pm
Cost: $35.00 per decal, valid two years; replacement $5.00 if original presented
Sorted recycling
Separate your recyclables by material.
From meredithnh.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026, Revised 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.
Meredith is in Inter-Lakes 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.
Meredith spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Meredith residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Meredith | ZIP’s residents in Meredith |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03253 | Meredith, NH | 98% | 100% |
| 03226 | Center Harbor, NH | 1% | 7% |
A few homes fall in 03269, 03256, 03254.
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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Meredith
Who supplies Meredith’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Meredith Water Dept (EPA ID NH1521010). It reported 3 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: organic carbon removal (total organic carbon) ×3. 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 6.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Meredith?
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 Meredith?
Breezeline, NH Broadband, Consolidated Communications, T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Meredith?
03253 (98%), 03226 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Meredith in?
Inter-Lakes School District.
How do I register to vote in Meredith?
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 Meredith. 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: Meredith’s own website (meredithnh.gov), 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.