Welcome to Stratham ...

Stratham is located in Rockingham County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stratham, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1822.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Stratham has a population of 7,481 people<2> (see below for details).

Stratham is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Stratham: (603)

The ZIP code for Stratham: 03885<4>

Websites for Stratham ...

Official Website: strathamnh.gov/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Stratham had an population of 7,481 people. This is an increase of 3.12% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 17.72% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Stratham had a population of 7,255 people. This makes Stratham the county's 13th most populous community.

The population of Stratham represents 0.55% of the population of New Hampshire (which has 1,316,470 people), making it the state's 42nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 7,255 people, the population of Stratham increased 14.16% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 6,355 people).

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

Communities near Stratham ...

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

• 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
  (12 miles [19.3 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>
• 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>
• Portsmouth
  (8 miles [12.9 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
  (14 miles [22.5 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
  (11 miles [17.7 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
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durham have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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
  (6 miles [9.7 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>
• 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.<6> 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
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • 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>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stratham ...

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

Adding Stratham to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Stratham 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 Stratham was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Stratham post office opened in 1822.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stratham.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Stratham: strathamnh.gov/

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

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