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The Pelham handbook

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

Voting is local here: the town clerk of Pelham registers voters and runs elections, not the county. The closest public drop-off to Pelham is Windham Transfer Station, 5 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Pelham, 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 Pelham.

Electricity

Power comes from Eversource

Eversource (Public Service Co. of New Hampshire), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Pelham. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Williamsburg water system

The Williamsburg water system supplies Pelham: about 24% of residents live in its service area. Old Lawrence Road serves another 5%. About 45% 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 910 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.

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. NH1851010.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Pelham

100% of 5,053 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 79% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable100%2,000/250
Fidium FiberFiber78%2,000/2,000
VerizonFixed wireless, Fiber47%300/20
Consolidated CommunicationsDSL3%10/1
T-MobileFixed wireless67%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless7%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

Trash and recycling in Pelham

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

Transfer station

Pelham Transfer Station and Recycling Center

74 Newcomb Field Parkway, Pelham, NH 03076

Permit needed
MTWTFSS
8a
10a
12p
2p
4p
6p
  • Tue10:30 am–6:55 pm
  • Wed8:30 am–4:25 pm
  • Thu8:30 am–4:25 pm
  • Fri8:30 am–4:25 pm
  • Sat8:30 am–4:25 pm

Cost: Free

What goes in the recycling bin

Accepted at the curb

  • Glass
  • Plastic
  • Mixed paper
Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsTypical household furniture has a fee to dispose at the transfer station; pricing is subject to change; mattresses are listed on the traffic flow chart
What can be recycledThe town’s recycling pagepelhamweb.com →
Get the permit from Town Hall(603) 635-2040Monday 8 am to 4 pm; Tuesday 10 am to 6 pm; Wednesday through Friday 8 am to 4 pm

From pelhamweb.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated JULY 1, 2025. 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.

Pelham kids go to
PK–5Pelham Elementary SchoolPelham School District
6–8Pelham Memorial SchoolPelham School District
9–12Pelham High SchoolPelham School District

Pelham is in Pelham 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

Pelham is in ZIP code 03076

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of PelhamZIP’s residents in Pelham
03076Pelham, NH100%100%
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 Pelham

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

The Williamsburg water system (EPA ID NH1851010). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none.

Who provides electricity in Pelham?

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 Pelham?

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

What ZIP codes are in Pelham?

03076. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Pelham in?

Pelham School District.

How do I register to vote in Pelham?

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 Pelham. 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: Pelham’s own website (pelhamweb.com), 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.