New Durham Meetinghouse and Pound (Additional Documentation) · Photo: Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in New Durham, NH: what to set up and who to call
Copple Crown Village District reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule), beginning Jul 2023. Power in New Durham comes from New Hampshire Elec Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in New Durham, 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 New Durham.
Power comes from New Hampshire Elec Coop
New Hampshire Elec Coop (New Hampshire Elec Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of New Durham. 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 Copple Crown Village District
Copple Crown Village District supplies New Durham: about 9% of residents live in its service area. Manitoos Shores serves another 6%. About 84% 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 80 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule), beginning Jul 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. NH1672020.
4 home internet providers serve New Durham
100% of 1,756 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 85% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breezeline | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/1,000 |
| TDS Telecom | Fiber, DSL | 88% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Consolidated Communications | DSL | 7% | 10/1 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 11% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in New Durham
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in New Durham, from the town’s own site.
New Durham Transfer Station/Recycling Center
56 Tash Road, New Durham, NH 03855
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
From newdurhamnh.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated April 16, 2011, January 1, 2005. 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.
New Durham is in Governor Wentworth Region School District.
BSchool 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.
New Durham is in ZIP code 03855
ZIP codes where New Durham residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of New Durham | ZIP’s residents in New Durham |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03855 | New Durham, NH | 100% | 100% |
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 New Durham
Who supplies New Durham’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Copple Crown Village District (EPA ID NH1672020). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule). 78% of systems its size had none.
Who provides electricity in New Durham?
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 New Durham?
Breezeline, TDS Telecom, Consolidated Communications, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in New Durham?
03855. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is New Durham in?
Governor Wentworth Region School District.
How do I register to vote in New Durham?
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 New Durham. 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: New Durham’s own website (newdurhamnh.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.