Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Living in Rollinsford, NH: what to set up and who to call
Rollinsford Water Sewer Dist reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: benzene ×2. 78% of systems its size reported none. There is no curbside pickup in Rollinsford: residents take trash to Rollinsford Transfer Station.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Rollinsford, 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 Rollinsford.
Power comes from Unitil
Unitil (Unitil Energy Systems), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Rollinsford. Its homes paid an average of 21.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $131 a month (its average across New Hampshire, for customers on its standard service). New Hampshire lets you buy power from another supplier; 65% of Unitil’s home customers do, and Unitil still delivers it.
Start or move service: unitil.com · (800) 582-7276
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Rollinsford Water Sewer Dist
Rollinsford Water Sewer Dist supplies Rollinsford: about 62% of residents live in its service area. Dover Water Dept serves another 12%. Somersworth Water Works serves another 9%. About 19% 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 1,688 people in all.
2 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: benzene ×2, the latest beginning Jan 2025. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Dec 2017, was 43.0 ppb, above the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2017: 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. NH2011010.
6 home internet providers serve Rollinsford
100% of 948 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 5% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 99% | 2,000/250 |
| Consolidated Communications | DSL | 46% | 10/1 |
| Breezeline | Fiber, Cable | 8% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 87% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 59% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 26% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
No curbside pickup in Rollinsford: trash goes to the transfer station
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Rollinsford, from the town’s own site.
Rollinsford Transfer Station
- Mon8 am–2 pm, 2 pm–7 pm
- Sat8 am–2 pm, 8 am–2 pm, 2 pm–7 pm
The town’s page also lists “Winter : Mon 7am-12noon; Wed 7am-12noon; Wed 7am-12noon”, which we couldn’t read as opening hours: check the town’s page for those days.
Cost: $20 for the first sticker; $10 for each additional sticker; limit two per household
From rollinsfordnh.gov, 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.
Rollinsford is in Rollinsford 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.
Rollinsford spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Rollinsford residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Rollinsford | ZIP’s residents in Rollinsford |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03869 | Rollinsford, NH | 95% | 100% |
| 03878 | Somersworth, NH | 3% | 1% |
| 03820 | Dover, NH | 2% | 0% |
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 Rollinsford
Who supplies Rollinsford’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Rollinsford Water Sewer Dist (EPA ID NH2011010). It reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: benzene ×2. 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 43.0 ppb (Jul–Dec 2017), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Rollinsford?
Unitil (Unitil Energy Systems), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 21.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Rollinsford?
Xfinity, Consolidated Communications, Breezeline, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Rollinsford?
03869 (95%), 03878 (3%), 03820 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Rollinsford in?
Rollinsford School District.
How do I register to vote in Rollinsford?
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 Rollinsford. 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: Rollinsford’s own website (rollinsfordnh.gov), 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.