Photo: User:Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Rumney, NH: what to set up and who to call
The latest lead test reported by the Hawthorne Village water system, which supplies Rumney, came in at 21.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), above the 15 ppb action level. Power in Rumney comes from New Hampshire Elec Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Rumney, 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 Rumney.
Power comes from New Hampshire Elec Coop
New Hampshire Elec Coop (New Hampshire Elec Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Rumney. 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 Hawthorne Village water system
The Hawthorne Village water system supplies Rumney: about 12% of residents live in its service area. About 88% 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 55 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), beginning Oct 2021. 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 21.0 ppb, above the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 99% 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. NH2032010.
6 home internet providers serve Rumney
100% of 978 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| NH Broadband | Fiber | 99% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable | 89% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Consolidated Communications | DSL | 50% | 60/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 32% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 13% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 7% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Rumney
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Rumney, from the town’s own site.
Rumney Drop-off
1363 Buffalo Road, Rumney, NH 03266
- Wednoon–4 pm
- Sat9 am–4 pm
- Sun9 am–1 pm
Accepted at the curb
- #1 Plastic - Soda bottles
- #2 Plastic - Milk jugs, laundry jugs
- Newspaper and mixed paper
- Glass
- Aluminum
- Tin
From rumneynh.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 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.
Rumney is in two districts that split the grades: Rumney School District and Pemi-Baker Region 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.
Rumney is in ZIP code 03266
ZIP codes where Rumney residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Rumney | ZIP’s residents in Rumney |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03266 | Rumney, NH | 100% | 71% |
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 Rumney
Who supplies Rumney’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Hawthorne Village water system (EPA ID NH2032010). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 21.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Rumney?
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 Rumney?
NH Broadband, Spectrum, Consolidated Communications, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Rumney?
03266. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Rumney in?
Rumney School District and Pemi-Baker Region School District.
How do I register to vote in Rumney?
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 Rumney. 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: Rumney’s own website (rumneynh.org), read Oct 22, 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.