Photo: User:Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Pittsfield, NH: what to set up and who to call
For trash and recycling, Pittsfield has BCEP Solid Waste at 115 Laconia Road; OpenStreetMap lists it open Tue–Fri 7:30 am–4 pm, Sat 7 am–2 pm. Power in Pittsfield comes from New Hampshire Elec Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Pittsfield, 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 Pittsfield.
Power comes from New Hampshire Elec Coop
New Hampshire Elec Coop (New Hampshire Elec Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Pittsfield. 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 Pittsfield Aqueduct water system
The Pittsfield Aqueduct water system supplies Pittsfield: about 62% of residents live in its service area. Griggs Mobile Homes serves another 5%. About 33% 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 1,625 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Dec 1993, was 70.0 ppb, above the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 1993: EPA has no newer result for this system.
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. NH1911010.
4 home internet providers serve Pittsfield
99% of 1,505 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 92% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breezeline | Cable, Fiber | 95% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Fidium Fiber | Fiber | 90% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 39% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 19% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
A county or regional provider runs trash and recycling for Pittsfield
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Pittsfield, from the town’s own site.
BCEP Solid Waste
115 Laconia Road, Pittsfield, NH, 03263
- Tue7:30 am–4 pm
- Wed7:30 am–4 pm
- Thu7:30 am–4 pm
- Fri7:30 am–4 pm
- Sat7 am–2 pm
Hours from OpenStreetMap. They can change with the season, so check with the town before you go.
BCEP Solid Waste District
115 Laconia Rd. (Rt. 107), Pittsfield, NH 03263
From pittsfieldnh.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. . Drop-off hours: OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Pittsfield is in Pittsfield 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.
Pittsfield is in ZIP code 03263
ZIP codes where Pittsfield residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Pittsfield | ZIP’s residents in Pittsfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03263 | Pittsfield, 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 Pittsfield
When is the BCEP Solid Waste open?
Tue–Fri 7:30 am–4 pm; Sat 7 am–2 pm, according to OpenStreetMap (as of Oct 9, 2026). Check pittsfieldnh.gov before you go: the town sets the hours and who may use it.
Who supplies Pittsfield’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Pittsfield Aqueduct water system (EPA ID NH1911010). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 70.0 ppb (Jul–Dec 1993), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Pittsfield?
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 Pittsfield?
Breezeline, Fidium Fiber, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Pittsfield?
03263. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Pittsfield in?
Pittsfield School District.
How do I register to vote in Pittsfield?
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 Pittsfield. 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: Pittsfield’s own website (pittsfieldnh.gov), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from. Drop-off hours: 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.