Welcome to New Boston ...

New Boston is located in Hillsborough County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of New Boston, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1816.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, New Boston has a population of 5,907 people<3> (see below for details).

New Boston is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

New Boston is located in the (603) area code.

Websites for New Boston ...

Official Website: www.new-boston.nh.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, New Boston had an population of 5,907 people. This is an increase of 11.01% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 42.75% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, New Boston had a population of 5,321 people. This makes New Boston the county's 15th most populous community.

The population of New Boston represents 0.4% of the total population of New Hampshire (which has 1,316,470 people), making it the state's 61st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 5,321 people, the population of New Boston increased 28.59% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 4,138 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for New Boston.

Communities Also Named New Boston ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named New Boston - they are located in Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts (3), Michigan, Missouri, Nevada (2), New York (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas and Vermont (2).

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

Communities near New Boston ...

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

• Manchester
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Nashua
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
  • Nashua is located in Hillsborough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,167 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashua <5>
• Concord
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • Concord is located in Merrimack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,924 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concord <5>
• Derry
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Merrimack
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimack
  • Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,452 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merrimack <5>
• Londonderry
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Londonderry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
• Hudson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
  • Hudson is located in Hillsborough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <5>
• Bedford
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bedford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
  • Bedford is located in Hillsborough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,957 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <5>
• Milford
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
  • Milford is located in Hillsborough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,515 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <5>
• Hooksett
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooksett
  • Hooksett is located in Merrimack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,703 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hooksett <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 New Boston. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Boston.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Boston ...

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

Adding New Boston to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of New Boston 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 New Boston was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the New Boston post office opened in 1816.

We also found New Boston in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for New Boston.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for New Boston: www.new-boston.nh.us/

The official website for Hillsborough County: www.hillsboroughcountynh.org/

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