Photo: User:Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Stratham, NH: what to set up and who to call
Stratham has its own drop-off, Stratham Transfer Station, on 25 Union Road. New voters sign up with the town clerk of Stratham, which runs Stratham’s elections.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Stratham, 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 Stratham.
Power comes from Unitil
Unitil (Unitil Energy Systems), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Stratham. 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 Glengarry Condos water system
The Glengarry Condos water system supplies Stratham: about 7% of residents live in its service area. Jewett Hill serves another 5%. Aquarion Water/Nh serves another 5%. About 56% 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 171 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
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. NH2232010.
6 home internet providers serve Stratham
99% of 2,706 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 75% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 99% | 2,000/250 |
| Fidium Fiber | Fiber | 75% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Consolidated Communications | DSL | 2% | 10/1 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 50% | 100/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 29% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 24% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Stratham depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Stratham, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on strathamnh.gov →
When a holiday falls on a weekday, pickup slides one day later for the rest of that week.
Stratham Transfer Station
25 Union Road, Stratham, NH 03885
- Thu2 pm–6 pm
- Sat9 am–4 pm, 9 am–4 pm
Cost: $10.00 resident sticker, purchased at Town Clerk's Office; valid through vehicle registration month
Bektash Shriners' Pull-Tab Collection Program
189 Pembroke Road, Concord
From strathamnh.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-2027. 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.
Stratham is in two districts that split the grades: Exeter Region Cooperative School District and Stratham 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.
Stratham is in ZIP code 03885
ZIP codes where Stratham residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Stratham | ZIP’s residents in Stratham |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03885 | Stratham, NH | 100% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 03840.
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 Stratham
Who supplies Stratham’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Glengarry Condos water system (EPA ID NH2232010). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none.
Who provides electricity in Stratham?
Unitil (Unitil Energy Systems), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 21.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Stratham?
Xfinity, Fidium Fiber, Consolidated Communications, T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Stratham?
03885. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Stratham in?
Exeter Region Cooperative School District and Stratham School District.
How do I register to vote in Stratham?
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 Stratham. 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: Stratham’s own website (strathamnh.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.