Photo: Bill Marrs · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Plainfield, NH: what to set up and who to call
Power in Plainfield comes from New Hampshire Elec Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Elections in Plainfield are run by Plainfield itself; register with the town clerk of Plainfield.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Plainfield, 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 Plainfield.
Power comes from New Hampshire Elec Coop
New Hampshire Elec Coop (New Hampshire Elec Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Plainfield. 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 Meriden Village Water Dist
Meriden Village Water Dist supplies Plainfield: about 25% of residents live in its service area. Plainfield Water Dept serves another 16%. About 59% 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 750 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 latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Dec 1993, was 28.0 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. NH1921020.
8 home internet providers serve Plainfield
90% of 1,050 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 7% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 84% | 1,200/35 |
| Consolidated Communications | DSL | 33% | 10/1 |
| TDS Telecom | DSL | 22% | 50/10 |
| Fidium Fiber | Fiber | 7% | 2,000/2,000 |
| VTel Wireless | Fixed wireless | 55% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 13% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Casella Waste Systems picks up trash in Plainfield
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Plainfield, from the town’s own site.
Accepted at the curb
- Corrugated Cardboard
- Boxboard
- Junk Mail, Periodicals, & Office Paper
- Plastic Bottles, Jugs, Tubs, & Lids
- Aluminum & Steel Cans
- Glass Bottles & Jars
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check plainfieldnh.org →
From plainfieldnh.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated January 1, 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.
Plainfield is in Plainfield School District.
A−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.
Plainfield spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Plainfield residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Plainfield | ZIP’s residents in Plainfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03781 | Plainfield, NH | 76% | 100% |
| 03770 | Meriden, NH | 24% | 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 Plainfield
Who supplies Plainfield’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Meriden Village Water Dist (EPA ID NH1921020). 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 28.0 ppb (Jul–Dec 1993), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Plainfield?
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 Plainfield?
Xfinity, Consolidated Communications, TDS Telecom, Fidium Fiber, VTel Wireless, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Plainfield?
03781 (76%), 03770 (24%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Plainfield in?
Plainfield School District.
How do I register to vote in Plainfield?
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 Plainfield. 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: Plainfield’s own website (plainfieldnh.org), read Oct 23, 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.