Welcome to Lee ...

Lee is located in Strafford County<1>.

The location of Lee has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lee, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Lee has a population of 4,568 people<3> (see below for details).

Lee is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Lee lies within the (603) area code.

Websites for Lee ...

Official Website: www.leenh.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lee had an population of 4,568 people. This is an increase of 5.5% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 10.21% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lee had a population of 4,330 people. This makes Lee the county's 8th most populous community.

The population of Lee represents 0.33% of the population of New Hampshire (which has 1,316,470 people), making it the state's 85th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,330 people, the population of Lee increased 4.46% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 4,145 people).

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

Communities Also Named Lee ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 45 communities that are also named Lee - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas (2), California, Florida (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (5), Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Mississippi, Montana, Nevada (2), New York (2), North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Utah, Virginia (2), Washington and West Virginia (3).

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

Communities near Lee ...

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

• Dover
  (8 miles [12.9 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
  (12 miles [19.3 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>
• Portsmouth
  (13 miles [20.9 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>
• Amesbury
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amesbury
  • Amesbury is located in Essex County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,537 people
• Durham
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
  • Durham is located in Strafford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durham <5>
• Hampton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
  • Hampton is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <5>
• Exeter
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
  • Exeter is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exeter <5>
• York
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for York have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
  • York is located in York County (ME)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <5>
• Somersworth
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersworth
  • Somersworth is located in Strafford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,286 people
  • Former names for Somersworth:
  • Great Falls
  • Summersworth
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somersworth <5>
• Raymond
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raymond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
  • Raymond is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,573 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymond <5>

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 Lee. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lee.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lee. 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 Lee.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lee ...

Looking for more information about Lee? 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 Lee, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Lee.

Adding Lee to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lee 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 Lee was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Lee in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lee.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Lee: www.leenh.org/

The official website for Strafford County: www.co.strafford.nh.us/

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