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The Orange handbook

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

Power in Orange comes from New Hampshire Elec Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. New voters sign up with the town clerk of Orange, which runs Orange’s elections.

Trash & dumpWhich school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

What to set up in Orange, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerNew Hampshire Elec Coopcooperative utility · 24.7¢/kWhMore →Internet5 providers97% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNearest public drop-offGrafton Recycling Center, 5 miMore →SchoolMascoma Valley Region School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteIn personRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code03741Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Orange.

Electricity

Power comes from New Hampshire Elec Coop

New Hampshire Elec Coop (New Hampshire Elec Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Orange. 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.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Orange

97% of 171 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 97% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
NH BroadbandFiber97%2,000/2,000
Consolidated CommunicationsDSL43%10/1
VTel WirelessFixed wireless4%25/3
T-MobileFixed wireless3%25/3
AT&TFixed wireless2%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

The nearest public drop-off is 5 miles away

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Orange.

Nearest public drop-off · 5.0 mi from the center of Orange

Grafton Recycling Center

This isn’t Orange’s own facility. Whether Orange residents may use it is the town’s rule: check town.orange.nh.us.

OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Orange kids go to
PK–42 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
5–8Indian River Schoolin Canaan
9–12Mascoma Valley Regional High Schoolin Canaan

Orange is in Mascoma Valley Region School District.

Test scores and every school: see 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.

Official sitetown.orange.nh.usOrange’s own websiteWikidataTown HallBudget, officials, electionsOrange’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereTown Clerk of OrangeOrange runs its own elections (town clerk). PO Box 37, Orange, NH 03741 · (603) 523-7054 · [email protected]FVAP, Sep 2025
Register to voteIn personNew 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placeapp.sos.nh.govThe state’s voter lookup

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

Orange is in ZIP code 03741

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of OrangeZIP’s residents in Orange
03741Canaan, NH100%7%
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.

Nearest emergency roomSpeare Memorial Hospital12.5 miles awayGet a library cardCanaan Town Library1173 U.S. Rt 4 · (603) 523-9650

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Orange

Who provides electricity in Orange?

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 Orange?

NH Broadband, Consolidated Communications, VTel Wireless, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Orange?

03741. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Orange in?

Mascoma Valley Region School District.

How do I register to vote in Orange?

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 Orange. Check your registration at app.sos.nh.gov.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • 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.