Welcome to Candia ...

Candia is located in Rockingham County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Candia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1815.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Candia has a population of 3,957 people<2> (see below for details).

Candia is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Candia: 603

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Candia had an population of 3,957 people. This is an increase of 1.23% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 1.18% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Candia had a population of 3,909 people. This makes Candia the county's 29th most populous community.

The population of Candia represents 0.3% of the population of New Hampshire (which has 1,316,470 people), making it the state's 96th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,909 people, the population of Candia has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 3,911 people).

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

Websites for Candia ...

Official Website: https://candianh.org/

Communities near Candia ...

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

• Manchester
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Manchester is located in Hillsborough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 112,546 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <4>
• Concord
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • Concord is located in Merrimack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,924 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concord <4>
• Derry
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry
  • Derry is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,442 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derry <4>
• Merrimack
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimack
  • Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,452 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merrimack <4>
• Londonderry
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Londonderry have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
  • Londonderry is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,646 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Londonderry <4>
• Bedford
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bedford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
  • Bedford is located in Hillsborough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,957 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <4>
• Goffstown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goffstown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goffstown
  • Goffstown is located in Hillsborough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,136 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goffstown <4>
• Durham
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • 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 <4>
• Exeter
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • 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 <4>
• Windham
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
  • Windham is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,865 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windham <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 Candia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Candia.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Candia ...

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

Adding Candia to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Candia post office opened in 1815.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Candia.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Candia: https://candianh.org/

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

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