Photo: SayCheeeeeese · Public domainLiving in Peterborough, NH: what to set up and who to call
Peterborough Water Works has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 9.0 ppb, was higher than 98% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Peterborough has its own drop-off, Peterborough Recycling Center.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Peterborough, 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 Peterborough.
Power comes from Eversource
Eversource (Public Service Co. of New Hampshire), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Peterborough. 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 Peterborough Water Works
Peterborough Water Works supplies Peterborough: about 85% of residents live in its service area. About 15% 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 4,500 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 9.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 98% 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. NH1871010.
5 home internet providers serve Peterborough
99% of 2,214 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 78% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 96% | 2,000/250 |
| Fidium Fiber | Fiber | 82% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Consolidated Communications | DSL | 2% | 60/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 40% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 22% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Peterborough
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Peterborough, from the town’s own site.
Peterborough Recycling Center
Scott Mitchell Road, Peterborough, NH 03458
- Tue8 am–5:45 pm
- Wed8 am–5:45 pm
- Fri8 am–5:45 pm
- Sat8 am–5:45 pm
Cost: $5 per vehicle per year
From peterboroughnh.gov, cms5.revize.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 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.
Peterborough is in Contoocook Valley 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.
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.
Peterborough is in ZIP code 03458
ZIP codes where Peterborough residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Peterborough | ZIP’s residents in Peterborough |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03458 | Peterborough, NH | 100% | 94% |
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 Peterborough
Who supplies Peterborough’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Peterborough Water Works (EPA ID NH1871010). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 9.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Peterborough?
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 Peterborough?
Xfinity, Fidium Fiber, Consolidated Communications, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Peterborough?
03458. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Peterborough in?
Contoocook Valley School District.
How do I register to vote in Peterborough?
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 Peterborough. 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: Peterborough’s own website (peterboroughnh.gov, cms5.revize.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.