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Welcome to Bath ...

Bath is located in Grafton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bath, you might consider that their post office opened in 1802.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Bath has a population of 1,099 people<2> (see below for details).

Bath is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Bath: 603

The ZIP code for Bath: 03740<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bath had an population of 1,099 people. This is an increase of 2.04% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 23.07% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bath had a population of 1,077 people. This makes Bath the county's 24th most populous community.

The population of Bath represents 0.08% of the population of New Hampshire (which has 1,316,470 people), making it the state's 185th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,077 people, the population of Bath increased 20.6% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 893 people).

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

Communities Also Named Bath ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 26 communities that are also named Bath - they are located in California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (4), Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Brunswick, New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Bath ...

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

  • Littleton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Haverhill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Bradford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bradford is located in Orange County (VT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,684 people
  • Bethlehem
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Newbury
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Newbury is located in Orange County (VT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,145 people
  • Danville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Danville is located in Caledonia County (VT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,105 people
  • Lincoln
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Barnet
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Barnet is located in Caledonia County (VT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnet
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,615 people
  • Lisbon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodstock
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bath ...

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

Adding Bath to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bath 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 (so far) for Bath was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Bath post office opened in 1802.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bath.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Hampshire's counties, including Grafton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Bath.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bath - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Bath). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Bath or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/