Photo: Ascended Dreamer · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Sunapee, NH: what to set up and who to call
Power in Sunapee comes from New Hampshire Elec Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Sunapee has its own drop-off, Sunapee Transfer Station.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Sunapee, 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 Sunapee.
Power comes from New Hampshire Elec Coop
New Hampshire Elec Coop (New Hampshire Elec Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Sunapee. 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 Sunapee Water Works
Sunapee Water Works supplies Sunapee: about 45% of residents live in its service area. Georges Mills Water Works serves another 15%. About 42% 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 1,680 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 2011, was 16.0 ppb, above the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2011: 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. NH2271010.
6 home internet providers serve Sunapee
98% of 2,288 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 85% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 94% | 1,200/35 |
| Fidium Fiber | Fiber | 82% | 2,000/2,000 |
| NH Broadband | Fiber | 10% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Consolidated Communications | DSL | 3% | 10/1 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 61% | 100/20 |
| VTel Wireless | Fixed wireless | 11% | 10/1 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Sunapee has its own drop-off: Sunapee Transfer Station
Where to take trash and recycling in Sunapee, and where the rules are.
Sunapee Transfer Station
A fee applies (OSM). Before you go, check the rules on town.sunapee.nh.us.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026 (last edited Mar 2020). © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Sunapee is in Sunapee 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.
Sunapee spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Sunapee residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Sunapee | ZIP’s residents in Sunapee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03782 | Sunapee, NH | 90% | 100% |
| 03751 | Georges Mills, NH | 10% | 81% |
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 Sunapee
Who supplies Sunapee’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Sunapee Water Works (EPA ID NH2271010). 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 16.0 ppb (Jul–Dec 2011), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Sunapee?
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 Sunapee?
Xfinity, Fidium Fiber, NH Broadband, Consolidated Communications, T-Mobile, VTel Wireless (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Sunapee?
03782 (90%), 03751 (10%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Sunapee in?
Sunapee School District.
How do I register to vote in Sunapee?
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 Sunapee. 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: 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.