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Money disputes up to $10,000 are settled in the Coos County small-claims court, which runs on simplified procedures built for people without a lawyer.
What follows covers the maximum you can claim in Coos County, court fees, the right courthouse, serving the defendant, the deadlines that apply, and the filing process itself. Squabble handles the documents and the filing if you want that.
These cases are heard at the single courthouse below. Coos County confirms the venue from the defendant's address or where the events happened.
Tap a courthouse to see its details in the list below.
Confirm the courthouse before you file. The court's own small-claims page carries its current filing location and hours, and Squabble confirms the courthouse for your case when you file.
Coos County Superior Court, in Lancaster, is the courthouse listed for Coos County. The nearest counties to Coos County are Carroll County and Grafton County.
Electronic filing is accepted for small claims at this court, so the opening papers need not be delivered in person.
Hearings in small claims are attended in person at the courthouse.
Two sets of evidence are needed, one for the judge and one for the other side, and some courts also take it electronically in advance.
Residents of Coos County, New Hampshire, can bring small claims cases through the New Hampshire Small Claims Court, which handles claims up to $10,000. The county courthouse is the Coos County Superior Court, located at 55 School St in Lancaster, 03584, and it can be reached at (855) 212-1234 or online at https://www.courts.nh.gov/your-visit/find-court/coos-superior-court. Electronic filing is available. The county has a population of 31,094 and covers communities including Berlin, Colebrook, Gorham, Groveton, Jefferson, Lancaster, Pittsburg, Whitefield, and Errol, along with ZIP codes such as 03570, 03576, 03581, 03584, 03588, and 03598. Coos County lies near Carroll County, Grafton County, and Belknap County. The court accepts and processes small claims filings from within the county, including from towns such as Milan, Randolph, Twin Mountain, West Stewartstown, North Stratford, Bretton Woods, and Mount Washington. Information about the court, its location, and contact details is published on the New Hampshire courts website listed above.
A case filed here usually comes from one of these 16 communities:
Berlin, Bretton Woods, Colebrook, Errol, Gorham, Groveton, Jefferson, Lancaster, Milan, Mount Washington, North Stratford, Pittsburg, Randolph, Twin Mountain, West Stewartstown, Whitefield.
ZIP codes:
With about 31,094 residents, Coos County ranks 10th by population among the 10 counties of New Hampshire. Coos County Superior Court, in Lancaster, is about 21 miles from the Carroll County courthouse in Center Conway and 17 miles from the Grafton County courthouse in North Haverhill.
Neighbouring counties and the courts that serve them:
Small claims handles money owed between ordinary people and businesses. Procedure is kept light, and claims are capped.
Maximum claim
You can generally file where the dispute happened or where the other party lives.
A single argument stays a single case; it cannot be carved up to fit the limit.
The remedy here is money. Orders telling someone to do or stop something sit with higher courts.
New Hampshire permits lawyers at the hearing without requiring them. Everything is built around people presenting their own case.
A claim involving a minor is brought by a court-appointed guardian.
Over the limit? Either bring the figure down to the maximum and remain in small claims, or file the whole amount in the regular civil court. The amount given up is usually gone for good.
Coos County is under the same limits as nearby Carroll County and Grafton County. They are the same across all 16 Coos County ZIP codes, from 03570 onward.
If someone owes you money, up to $10,000, small claims is built for it. These are the disputes residents bring most often.
Coos County Superior Court is the Coos County courthouse listed below. Coos County takes in Berlin, Bretton Woods and Colebrook and the rest of the county.
It's built to be navigable without a lawyer. Here's the shape of a case from start to finish.
Write up what is owed on the claim form, select the courthouse, and settle the filing fee.
The defendant receives the papers through formal service and can reply or negotiate an end to it.
Expect a brief session rather than a trial, in person or by video where available, with a decision at the end or soon after.
Coos County Superior Court lists (855) 212-1234 as its number. This is the route a Coos County case takes, whether it starts in 03570 or anywhere else among the county ZIP codes.
Once the case is on file, the law requires the other side to be told about it formally. That step is service of process, and the papers cannot normally come from your own hand.
A sheriff, a constable, a professional server, the court clerk using certified mail, or an uninvolved adult can all serve papers, depending on local rules. Fees and permitted methods vary.
Each court sets how far before the hearing the defendant must be served. The clerk confirms your deadline when the hearing date is set.
After delivery, the server fills out a proof of service, and that goes on the court file before the hearing.
Service is where many self-filed cases stall. Squabble can coordinate professional Service of Process so it's done correctly and on time.
A Coos County address carries one of its 16 ZIP codes, 03570, 03575 and 03576 among them. Carroll County and Grafton County are the counties nearest to Coos County.
You have a limited window to file, measured from when the dispute arose. File after it closes and your claim can be barred.
| Type of claim | Filing deadline |
|---|---|
| Written contract | 3 years |
| Oral contract | 3 years |
| Property damage | 3 years |
| Personal injury | 3 years |
They do not change from one Coos County ZIP code to another, 03570 included. The same periods apply in Coos County as in nearby Carroll County and Grafton County, which are in the same state.
In New Hampshire, prejudgment interest follows a statutory formula rather than a fixed rate (N.H. Rev. Stat. §336:1, §524:1-b).
To see what interest has added so far, the Squabble interest calculator works out the running total.
It is the same rate across all 16 Coos County ZIP codes. Coos County is under the same state rate as nearby Carroll County and Grafton County.
Verify the figure is inside the limit and that you are still within the deadline for this claim type.
Get the defendant's legal name right, set out the events, and break down how the figure is reached.
File with the Coos County small-claims court, or e-file, and pay the $65–$115 fee (or request a waiver if you qualify).
Arrange service once your hearing date is set and file the proof of service with the court.
Sort the documents and exhibits in advance so they can be handed up in order.
Appear in person or, where available, remotely, present your case, and receive the court's decision.
Tell Eleanor what happened and Squabble builds the filing, Triple-Checks™ it for administrative and jurisdictional accuracy, and files it on your behalf.
Start for FREE →Claim form starts the case · Proof of service shows the defendant was notified · Fee waiver if you qualify. Exact form names vary by court; Squabble prepares the right ones for your courthouse.
Berlin, Bretton Woods and Colebrook are among the places in Coos County that filings come from. Coos County has a population of about 31,094.
Expect a short, informal hearing in which the judge asks the questions. Most people present their own case.
Berlin, Bretton Woods and Colebrook are among the Coos County places a hearing can draw parties from. Coos County Superior Court sits at the 03584 address shown above.
Winning and being paid are two different things. The judgment records what is owed; collecting it is its own process, backed by court remedies that vary from state to state.
Part of the debtor's earnings may be redirected toward the judgment where state law provides for it.
A levy lets the court reach money sitting in the debtor's bank account.
Filing the judgment with the county can attach a lien to land or buildings the debtor owns.
Courts can also summon the debtor to answer questions about income and property under oath. Until the balance is paid, interest usually continues to run at the statutory rate.
Berlin, Bretton Woods and Colebrook are among the Coos County places a judgment debtor may live in. The judgment in a Coos County case comes from Coos County Superior Court in Lancaster.
Last reviewed August 2026. Court fees, limits, and procedures change. Verify current details with the court before filing.
Talk with Eleanor about what happened. Squabble prepares your demand letter and court-ready documents, Triple-Checks them for administrative and jurisdictional accuracy, and files your Coos County case for you.
