Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in West Stewartstown, NH: what to set up and who to call
West Stewartstown has no town government of its own, so Coos County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Stewartstown School District. Power in West Stewartstown comes from New Hampshire Elec Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in West Stewartstown, 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 West Stewartstown.
Power comes from New Hampshire Elec Coop
New Hampshire Elec Coop (New Hampshire Elec Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of West Stewartstown. 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 W Stewartstown Water Pct
W Stewartstown Water Pct supplies West Stewartstown: about 36% of residents live in its service area. About 64% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Canaan Fire District 1 as seller) and serves 428 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 latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2004, was 28.0 ppb, above the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2004: 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. NH2191020.
4 home internet providers serve West Stewartstown
88% of 144 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 85% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| NH Broadband | Fiber | 71% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Consolidated Communications | DSL | 22% | 60/10 |
| Netafy | Fixed wireless | 100% | 150/150 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 2% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have West Stewartstown’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in West Stewartstown.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
West Stewartstown is in Stewartstown School District.
Test scores and every school: see Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
No town hall: the county runs things
West Stewartstown is unincorporated, so Coos County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 19, 2024.
West Stewartstown is in ZIP code 03597
ZIP codes where West Stewartstown residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of West Stewartstown | ZIP’s residents in West Stewartstown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03597 | West Stewartstown, NH | 100% | 70% |
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 West Stewartstown
Who supplies West Stewartstown’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
W Stewartstown Water Pct (EPA ID NH2191020). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 28.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2004), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in West Stewartstown?
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 West Stewartstown?
NH Broadband, Consolidated Communications, Netafy, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in West Stewartstown?
03597. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is West Stewartstown in?
Stewartstown School District.
How do I register to vote in West Stewartstown?
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 Stewartstown. 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.