Welcome to Winnipesaukee ...

Winnipesaukee is located in Carroll County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Winnipesaukee, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

Winnipesaukee is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Winnipesaukee is located in the (603) area code.

Communities near Winnipesaukee ...

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

• Laconia
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laconia
  • Laconia is located in Belknap County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,646 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laconia <4>
• Belmont
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
  • Belmont is located in Belknap County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,314 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belmont <4>
• Gilford
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilford
  • Gilford is located in Belknap County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilford <4>
• Plymouth
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Plymouth is located in Grafton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <4>
• Meredith
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meredith have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
  • Meredith is located in Belknap County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,476 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meredith <4>
• Wolfeboro
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfeboro
  • Wolfeboro is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,450 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolfeboro <4>
• Alton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
  • Alton is located in Belknap County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <4>
• Wakefield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
  • Wakefield is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,122 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakefield <4>
• Ossipee
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ossipee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossipee
  • Ossipee is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ossipee <4>
• Moultonborough
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moultonborough have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moultonborough
  • Moultonborough is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,211 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moultonborough <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 Winnipesaukee. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Winnipesaukee.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Winnipesaukee ...

Looking for more information about Winnipesaukee? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Winnipesaukee, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Winnipesaukee.

Adding Winnipesaukee to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Winnipesaukee 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 Winnipesaukee was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Winnipesaukee post office opened in 1907.

We also found Winnipesaukee on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New Hampshire (1912).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Winnipesaukee.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Winnipesaukee. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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