Welcome to North Hampton ...

North Hampton is located in Rockingham County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Hampton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1825.

A typical abbreviation for North Hampton: N. Hampton

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, North Hampton has a population of 4,487 people<3> (see below for details).

North Hampton is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

North Hampton is located in the (603) area code.

Websites for North Hampton ...

Official Website: northhampton-nh.gov/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, North Hampton had an population of 4,487 people. This is an increase of 4.32% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 5.35% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, North Hampton had a population of 4,301 people. This makes North Hampton the county's 25th most populous community.

The population of North Hampton represents 0.33% of the population of New Hampshire (which has 1,316,470 people), making it the state's 87th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,301 people, the population of North Hampton has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 4,259 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for North Hampton.

Communities Also Named North Hampton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named North Hampton - they are located in Illinois, Maryland, Ohio and Virginia.

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

Communities near North Hampton ...

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

• Haverhill
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
  • Haverhill is located in Essex County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,098 people
• Dover
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Portsmouth
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburyport
  • Newburyport is located in Essex County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,495 people
• Amesbury
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amesbury
  • Amesbury is located in Essex County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,537 people
• Durham
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Exeter
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • 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
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Raymond
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Kittery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittery
  • Kittery is located in York County (ME)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,876 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kittery <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 North Hampton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North Hampton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Hampton ...

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

Adding North Hampton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the North Hampton post office opened in 1825.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for North Hampton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for North Hampton: northhampton-nh.gov/

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

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