Welcome to East Rochester ...

East Rochester is located in Strafford County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Rochester, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1863.

A typical abbreviation for East Rochester: E. Rochester

East Rochester is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The area code for East Rochester: (603)

Communities Also Named East Rochester ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named East Rochester - they are located in Nevada, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near East Rochester ...

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

• Dover
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • 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 <3>
• Sanford
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
  • Sanford is located in York County (ME)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanford <3>
• Durham
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durham have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
• York
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for York have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
  • York is located in York County (ME)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <3>
• Somersworth
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <3>
• Wells
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
  • Wells is located in York County (ME)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,819 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wells <3>
• Kittery
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittery
  • Kittery is located in York County (ME)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,876 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kittery <3>
• Barrington
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
  • Barrington is located in Strafford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barrington <3>
• Newmarket
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmarket
  • Newmarket is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,207 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newmarket <3>
• Waterboro
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterboro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterboro
  • Waterboro is located in York County (ME)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,007 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterboro <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Rochester ...

Looking for more information about East Rochester? 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 East Rochester, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for East Rochester.

Adding East Rochester to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the East Rochester post office opened in 1863.

We also found East Rochester in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Rochester.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Strafford County: www.co.strafford.nh.us/

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