Welcome to Epping ...

Epping is located in Rockingham County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Epping, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1800.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Epping has a population of 6,993 people<2> (see below for details).

Epping is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Epping lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Epping: (603)

The ZIP code for Epping: 03042<4>

Websites for Epping ...

Official Website: townofepping.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Epping had an population of 6,993 people. This is an increase of 9.08% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 27.7% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Epping had a population of 6,411 people. This makes Epping the county's 15th most populous community.

The population of Epping represents 0.49% of the total population of New Hampshire (which has 1,316,470 people), making it the state's 50th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 6,411 people, the population of Epping increased 17.07% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 5,476 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Epping.

Communities Also Named Epping ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Epping - they are located in Maine, North Dakota and Ontario.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Epping.

Communities near Epping ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Epping.

• Manchester
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Manchester is located in Hillsborough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 112,546 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <5>
• Haverhill
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
  • Haverhill is located in Essex County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,098 people
• Derry
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry
  • Derry is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,442 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derry <5>
• Dover
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Dover is located in Strafford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,443 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <5>
• Rochester
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
  • Rochester is located in Strafford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochester <5>
• Salem
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <5>
• Londonderry
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Londonderry have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
  • Londonderry is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,646 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Londonderry <5>
• Portsmouth
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
  • Portsmouth is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,557 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portsmouth <5>
• Newburyport
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburyport
  • Newburyport is located in Essex County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,495 people
• Amesbury
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amesbury
  • Amesbury is located in Essex County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,537 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Epping. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Epping.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Epping. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Epping.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Epping. See our Newspapers Page for Epping.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Epping ...

Looking for more information about Epping? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Epping, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Epping.

Adding Epping to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Epping in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Epping was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Epping post office opened in 1800.

We also found Epping in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1803).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Epping.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Epping: townofepping.com/

The official website for Rockingham County: www.co.rockingham.nh.us/

The official website for State of New Hampshire: https://www.nh.gov/