Photo: Fletcher6 · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Wakefield, NH: what to set up and who to call
Sanbornville Water Dept reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule), beginning Jul 2024. Voting is local here: the town clerk of Wakefield registers voters and runs elections, not the county.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Wakefield, 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 Wakefield.
Power comes from Eversource
Eversource (Public Service Co. of New Hampshire), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Wakefield. Its homes paid an average of 24.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $150 a month (its average across New Hampshire, for customers on its standard service). New Hampshire lets you buy power from another supplier; 43% of Eversource’s home customers do, and Eversource still delivers it.
Start or move service: eversource.com · (800) 662-7764
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Sanbornville Water Dept
Sanbornville Water Dept supplies Wakefield: about 18% of residents live in its service area. About 76% 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 1,425 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule), beginning Jul 2024. 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 2013, was 39.0 ppb, above the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2013: 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. NH2391010.
5 home internet providers serve Wakefield
97% of 3,907 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 14% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/35 |
| Consolidated Communications | DSL | 61% | 10/1 |
| NH Broadband | Fiber | 11% | 2,000/2,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 34% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 9% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Wakefield’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Wakefield.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Wakefield is in Wakefield School District.
DSchool 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 May 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 19, 2024.
Wakefield spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Wakefield residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Wakefield | ZIP’s residents in Wakefield |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03872 | Sanbornville, NH | 62% | 81% |
| 03830 | East Wakefield, NH | 31% | 100% |
| 03887 | Union, NH | 7% | 17% |
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 Wakefield
Who supplies Wakefield’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Sanbornville Water Dept (EPA ID NH2391010). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 39.0 ppb (Jul–Dec 2013), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Wakefield?
Eversource (Public Service Co. of New Hampshire), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 24.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Wakefield?
Spectrum, Consolidated Communications, NH Broadband, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Wakefield?
03872 (62%), 03830 (31%), 03887 (7%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Wakefield in?
Wakefield School District.
How do I register to vote in Wakefield?
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 Wakefield. 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.