STD Testing in Alton, NH: Free, Same-Day & Confidential
Belknap County's gonorrhea rate is reported at 89% lower than the US average. Whether you are seeking testing after a possible exposure or as part of routine care in Alton, New Hampshire, weigh whether you want to visit a clinic for in-person support or prefer an at-home kit for convenience. We list options below.
9 testing options are listed for Alton, NH. The nearest, Clearchoicemd, is about 3.2 miles away. Compare community and public clinics, private labs, and at-home kits below.
How to read these listings
Listings tagged Community health center are federally funded health centers and rural clinics that treat everyone regardless of insurance or ability to pay: required to bill on a sliding fee scale and provide confidential care, and in many states minors may consent to their own STI testing. A Title X tag flags centers funded for confidential family-planning services; confirm current participation when you call.
Source: CMS FQHC & Rural Health Clinic enrollment files (data.cms.gov), refreshed quarterly. Title X status reflects the latest OPA grantee list.
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Quest Diagnostics
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3.7(76)?
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Rated 3.7 out of 5 from 76 reviews
Address
14 Country Club Road, Gilford, NH 03249 10.1 miles away
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Community health center 3.2 miles
Clearchoicemd
4.8(1,257)?
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Rated 4.8 out of 5 from 1257 reviews
A public safety-net rural health clinic about 3 miles from Alton. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
Community Action Program Belknap-Merrimack Counties
5.0(6)?
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Rated 5 out of 5 from 6 reviews
Community Action Program Belknap-Merrimack Counties in Laconia requires an appointment, so scheduling ahead means arriving to a visit that covers rapid HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and hepatitis A, B, and C testing, plus STI treatment and vaccines, on a sliding-scale fee.
HealthFirst Family Care Center in Laconia tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV on a sliding-scale fee structure, with Medicaid, Medicare, and most insurance also accepted. Bacterial STIs are treated the same visit, and appointments are required.
Listing verified Oct 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Community health center 11.5 miles
HealthFirst - Church St
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HealthFirst - Church St in Laconia welcomes walk-ins for STI screening: no appointment needed to get tested for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia. Backed by federal FQHC funding, the clinic ties fees to income, so a sliding scale applies to every patient who walks through the door.
HealthFirst at Isaiah 61 Cafe, in Laconia, welcomes walk-ins for STI screening without an appointment. Federal qualification backs its sliding-scale fees, so cost adjusts to income. A single visit can cover syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing, making same-day screening straightforward for anyone who walks through the door.
Beyond the dedicated testing centers above: at-home kits by mail, hospital labs certified for STI testing, local clinicians who can order a panel during a regular visit, pharmacies for self-test kits and prescriptions, and online PrEP & treatment.
The nearest testing center is about 3 miles away, if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Alton, you collect the sample privately, and mail it back to a CLIA-certified lab. Results come online in days, with a clinician available if anything is positive. Same labs as a clinic, no waiting room, and you can read how accurate at-home STD tests are before you order.
Want a free option first? The CDC-supported TakeMeHome program mails free at-home HIV self-test kits, and, in many areas, free STI kits, to your door, with no insurance or payment needed. The paid kits below add broader panels and faster turnaround.
In-home collection
Quest Diagnostics
$79 & up
Panel:
8-infection panel incl. chlamydia, gonorrhea, HIV, syphilis, hepatitis & herpes: single tests too
Sample:
Quest Mobile: a phlebotomist collects your sample at home
Every kit uses CLIA-certified labs. At-home testing is for screening; a reactive result should be confirmed and treated by a clinician. Prices and panels shown are illustrative and change often, confirm current details on the provider's site.
Also in the area
Other CLIA-certified labs near Alton, NH
Beyond the public testing sites above, these federally certified (CLIA) labs serve Belknap County, each lab's town is shown on its card below. Many test through a doctor's order or by appointment rather than walk-in, so call ahead to confirm STD/STI testing and availability before visiting.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Alton. A CLIA certificate records only that a laboratory is federally certified — it does not confirm the site performs STD testing, nor its hours, price or access. Inclusion is not an endorsement; always call to verify.
Local clinicians
Clinicians near Alton, NH who may help arrange STD testing
Beyond dedicated clinics, 296 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Alton. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 104 offer telehealth.
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Dayna Ferguson, MD
Family medicine · 240 South Main Street, Wolfeboro
These are registry-listed clinicians, not dedicated STD-testing clinics. CMS records do not independently verify current licensure, testing services, availability, price, or new-patient status. Confirm each detail before booking. Source: CMS Doctors & Clinicians.
Nearby pharmacies
Pharmacies near Alton, NH
Compare the pharmacies closest to Alton, NH. Contact a location directly to confirm pharmacy-counter hours, services, prices, and product availability before visiting.
Directory records identify nearby pharmacies. Service, stock, price, and hours information is shown only when supported by current location-specific evidence.
Prevention & treatment
PrEP, prevention & online treatment
Testing is one step. For residents of Alton, telehealth covers the rest: HIV-prevention medication (PrEP) and DoxyPEP to lower future risk, and discreet online treatment if a result comes back positive. All prescribed by licensed U.S. clinicians.
Online treatment
Nurx
Visit from $0 insured
Telehealth STI treatment and sexual-health care, delivered or to your pharmacy
Pricing varies by insurance and changes often, confirm on the provider's site. These services are not a substitute for emergency care.
STD stats & rates
STDs & HIV in Belknap County: the local picture
How reported STI rates in Belknap County, the county that includes Alton, compare with New Hampshire and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~21% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
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#8 of 10 New Hampshire counties for chlamydia, among the lowest in the state
Reported STD rates per 100,000, Belknap County vs New Hampshire vs U.S.
Belknap CountyNew HampshireU.S.▲▼ = Belknap County vs the state average
Infection
Belknap County
New Hampshire
United States
Chlamydia
130.785 cases▼ 34%
196.6
492.2
Gonorrhea
2013 cases▼ 52%
41.9
179.5
Syphilis (P&S)
1.51 cases▼ 62%
3.9
15.8
Syphilis (early)
—
1.9
16
Syphilis (late/unknown)
3.12 cases▼ 22%
4
29.5
Rates per 100,000 population, 2023. Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus (county, state & U.S., all-ages basis). Population figures: U.S. Census Bureau ACS. These figures are the latest available surveillance estimates. Bars are scaled to the highest rate shown.
Reading these numbers: reported case rates only count infections that were actually tested for and diagnosed, so they track local screening effort as much as true spread: a higher rate can reflect more testing, a lower one less. Either way, most STIs cause no symptoms, so treat the figures above as context rather than a verdict, and test on the CDC's schedule regardless of how your area looks.
Reported STD rates in Belknap County over time (per 100,000)
Chlamydia ▼ 24% vs 2022
Chlamydia Gonorrhea Syphilis (P&S)
Between 2020 and 2023 in Belknap County, chlamydia has fallen from 160.1 to 130.7 per 100,000 (18%), gonorrhea has risen from 15.7 to 20 per 100,000 (27%), and P&S syphilis has fallen from 1.6 to 1.5 per 100,000 (6%).
The 2020 dip reflects reduced pandemic-era screening, not lower transmission. Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus (county, state & U.S., all-ages basis).
Community health context
What shapes testing access in and around Alton, NH
Adults uninsured
5.7%
No routine checkup
21.5%
No transportation
4.7%
Binge drinking
15.8%
Frequent mental distress
14.3%
Depression
22.3%
Below poverty line
4.3%
Primary-care ratio
2,079 : 1
Belknap County
Primary-care shortage score 7 / 26
Medically Underserved Area · IMU 48.4
Social Vulnerability Index · 15th percentile nationally
Sources: CDC PLACES (ZIP), County Health Rankings, CDC/ATSDR SVI, HRSA HPSA, HRSA MUA/P, Neighborhood Atlas ADI. Lower insurance coverage, fewer routine checkups, and a thin primary-care ratio all raise the value of low-cost public clinics and at-home testing in Belknap County.
Local HIV snapshot
HIV in Belknap County (2023)
People living with HIV
64 / 100k
PrEP users / 100k
104
Belknap County HIV care continuum (2022)
Belknap County recorded 0 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2022), against 2.8 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Belknap County residents living with HIV, 65.7% are in care · 54.3% are virally suppressed. Early, routine testing is what moves these numbers: it is the entry point to PrEP, treatment, and viral suppression.
Sources: AIDSVu (Emory/Gilead) · CDC AHEAD · CDC AtlasPlus · CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus (county care continuum). The CDC recommends everyone aged 13–64 test for HIV at least once: every lab and clinic listed above offers HIV testing, and free rapid HIV testing is available at a local health department.
Pregnant or planning to be?Congenital syphilis is the fastest-rising STI: what to test, and when
Congenital syphilis, passed from parent to baby in pregnancy, is the fastest-rising STI in the country. U.S. cases climbed from 2,163 in 2020 to 3,882 in 2023. It is almost entirely preventable: the CDC recommends a syphilis test at the first prenatal visit, and every clinic and lab listed for Belknap County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Compiled and checked by EasySTD's editorial team against CDC and public-health sources. This is educational information, not a substitute for advice from a licensed clinician. Our editorial guidelines →
Alton skews heavily toward homeowners: the kind of place where most households have deep roots, two-plus people under one roof, and a majority of adults partnered up long-term. That stability shapes who's actually seeking STI screening here: the renters and younger, less-settled residents are a thin slice of the population, yet they overlap substantially with the under-35 crowd, people still forming relationships and navigating new partners, who face the steepest testing need. For them, a town built around ownership and long tenure can feel like a place where sexual health services weren't designed with them in mind. Getting tested in Alton means getting in a car.
NH 11 threads through town, and the options listed on this page require driving rather than walking, so anyone working the kinds of jobs that make up a good portion of the local workforce faces a real scheduling calculation. With unemployment running notably higher than the state norm, cost and hours matter: a clinic that's open evenings or charges on a sliding scale isn't a convenience, it's the reason a test actually happens. The listed providers give real range to work with. Whether someone's coming down from the Cedar Mountain side or in from Monument Square Historic District, the options here are broad enough that a route and a time slot are findable.
Getting there
How residents reach STD testing in Alton, NH
Walkability6.95 / 20 · Below average
At 6.95/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Alton generally mean driving: plan on a car or rideshare to reach a clinic, and check each listing's hours and phone before you go.
Source: EPA National Walkability Index 2021.
ZIP 03809 snapshot
Residents
3,684
Median age
54.3
Median income
$92,278
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 03809 area around Alton: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Alton alone.
Alton sits in Belknap County, ZIP 03809. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
Alton Town Beach
Pine Mountain
Cedar Mountain
Evans Hill
Avery Hill
Derby Mountain
Neighborhoods & communities
Monument Square Historic District
Major routes
NH 11 (Mt. Major Highway)
NH 28 (State Route 28)
Nearby cities & towns
STD testing near Alton, NH
Just outside Alton? These nearby communities have their own testing guides: clinics, at-home kits, and free screening close to home.
STD testing in Alton, NH: screening, costs & privacy
Everything to know before you test in Belknap County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under New Hampshire law. If you have symptoms right now, our confidential symptom checker maps them to the tests worth considering.
Who should test, and whenCDC screening schedule + each infection's detection window
Who should get tested, and how often
Based on current CDC screening recommendations.
Group
Tests
How often
Everyone aged 13–64
HIV
At least once
Sexually active women under 25
Chlamydia, gonorrhea
Every year
Women 25+ with new or multiple partners
Chlamydia, gonorrhea
Every year
Pregnant people
HIV, syphilis, hepatitis B & C, chlamydia
Early in pregnancy
Gay & bisexual men (MSM)
Chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV
Every 3–6 months
Anyone who shares injection equipment
HIV, hepatitis B & C
At least yearly
All adults at least once
Hepatitis C
At least once
When to test: STD detection windows
Testing too early can return a false negative, confirm timing with an Alton-area provider.
What each STD test costsMedicare reference prices per lab test, a benchmark before you pay out of pocket
These are the federal Medicare reference prices for processing each lab test. Public clinics and the community health centers serving Alton often test free or on a sliding scale; private labs and at-home kits bundle several tests into one fee. Use this as a per-test benchmark before you pay out of pocket, or see the full guide to STD test costs for insurance, free, and at-home options.
Test
Reference price
CPT / HCPCS
Chlamydia (NAAT)
$47.80
87491
Gonorrhea (NAAT)
$47.80
87591
Trichomoniasis (NAAT)
$47.76
87661
HIV-1/2 antigen/antibody
$26.87
87389
HIV-1/2 antibody
$22.44
86703
Syphilis (RPR/VDRL)
$5.61
86592
Syphilis (treponemal antibody)
$17.49
86780
Herpes (HSV NAAT)
$47.76
87529
Hepatitis B surface antigen
$15.33
87340
Hepatitis C antibody
$29.16
86803
Source: Medicare Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule, CMS, 2025 rates (data.cms.gov). Reference rate for the lab assay only: a clinic visit, sample collection, or a bundled multi-test panel may cost more. Medicaid and most insurers cover STD screening at no out-of-pocket cost.
Confidentiality & consent in New HampshireMinor consent and partner treatment (EPT) under state law, plus how to test privately
Two things that actually depend on New Hampshire law: who can consent, and whether partners can be treated without their own visit. Everything else about testing privately is the same nationwide (see below).
Can a minor consent on their own?
In New Hampshire, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Can my partner be treated too? (EPT)
New Hampshire permits Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT): if you test positive for chlamydia or gonorrhea, your provider can give you medication (or a prescription) to pass to your partner, no separate exam or appointment needed for them.
Keeping a test private works the same in every state. Whether an STD test shows on insurance (the EOB), how to test anonymously, and self-pay options that leave no insurance trail don’t change by location.
