Welcome to Sutton ...

Sutton is located in Merrimack County<1>.

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

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Sutton has a population of 1,921 people<2> (see below for details).

Sutton is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Sutton is located in the (603) area code.

Websites for Sutton ...

Official Website: www.sutton-nh.gov/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Sutton had an population of 1,921 people. This is an increase of 4.57% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 24.42% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Sutton had a population of 1,837 people. This makes Sutton the county's 22nd most populous community.

The population of Sutton represents 0.14% of the population of New Hampshire (which has 1,316,470 people), making it the state's 145th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,837 people, the population of Sutton increased 18.98% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,544 people).

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

Communities Also Named Sutton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 30 communities that are also named Sutton - they are located in Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah, Vermont, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Sutton ...

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

• Claremont
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
  • Claremont is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,944 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Claremont <4>
• Weare
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weare
  • Weare is located in Hillsborough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,100 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weare <4>
• Franklin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Merrimack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,753 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>
• Newport
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Newport is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,379 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <4>
• Hillsboro
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
  • Hillsboro is located in Hillsborough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,019 people
  • Hillsboro has also been known as:
  • Hillsborough
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <4>
• Hopkinton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
  • Hopkinton is located in Merrimack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopkinton <4>
• Henniker
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henniker
  • Henniker is located in Merrimack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,006 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henniker <4>
• Northfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
  • Northfield is located in Merrimack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northfield <4>
• New London
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
  • New London is located in Merrimack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New London <4>
• Boscawen
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boscawen
  • Boscawen is located in Merrimack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,097 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boscawen <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sutton ...

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

Adding Sutton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sutton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Sutton: www.sutton-nh.gov/

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