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Welcome to Effingham ...

Effingham is located in Carroll County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Effingham, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1817.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Effingham has a population of 1,470 people<2> (see below for details).

Effingham is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Effingham: 603

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Effingham had an population of 1,470 people. This is an increase of 0.34% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 15.48% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Effingham had a population of 1,465 people. This makes Effingham the county's 11th most populous community.

The population of Effingham represents 0.11% of the population of New Hampshire (which has 1,316,470 people), making it the state's 164th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,465 people, the population of Effingham increased 15.08% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,273 people).

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

Communities Also Named Effingham ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Effingham - they are located in Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Ontario and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Effingham ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Effingham ...

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

Adding Effingham to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Effingham post office opened in 1817.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Effingham.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Hampshire's counties, including Carroll, 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 Effingham.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Effingham - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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