Welcome to Deerfield ...

Deerfield is located in Rockingham County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Deerfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Deerfield has a population of 4,539 people<3> (see below for details).

Deerfield is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Deerfield is within the boundaries of the (603) area code.

Websites for Deerfield ...

Official Website: townofdeerfieldnh.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Deerfield had an population of 4,539 people. This is an increase of 6.05% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 23.41% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Deerfield had a population of 4,280 people. This makes Deerfield the county's 27th most populous community.

The population of Deerfield represents 0.33% of the population of New Hampshire (which has 1,316,470 people), making it the state's 89th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,280 people, the population of Deerfield increased 16.37% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 3,678 people).

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

Communities Also Named Deerfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New Hampshire communities named Deerfield: This one is located in Rockingham County and the other is located in Grafton County.

Beyond New Hampshire, there are 65 communities that are also named Deerfield - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Georgia (5), Illinois, Indiana (3), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Maryland (7), Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina (7), Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), South Carolina (4), South Dakota, Tennessee (5), Utah (2), Virginia (5), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Deerfield ...

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

• Manchester
  (15 miles [24.1 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 <5>
• Concord
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • 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 <5>
• Derry
  (19 miles [30.6 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 <5>
• Dover
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • 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
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Durham
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
• Exeter
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Hooksett
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooksett
  • Hooksett is located in Merrimack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,703 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hooksett <5>
• Somersworth
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Raymond
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raymond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
  • Raymond is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,573 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymond <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 Deerfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Deerfield.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Deerfield ...

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

Adding Deerfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Deerfield 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 Deerfield was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found Deerfield in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Deerfield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Deerfield: townofdeerfieldnh.com/

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

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