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Welcome to Enfield Center ...

Enfield Center is located in Grafton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Enfield Center, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.

A typical abbreviation for Enfield Center: Enfield Ctr. (or less commonly used: Enfield Cen., Enfield Cent. or Enfield Cntr.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Enfield Center for more information about variations on the name of Enfield Center.

Enfield Center is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Enfield Center: 603

The ZIP code for Enfield Center: 03749<3>

The community of Enfield Center was previously named Enfield Centre.

Communities Also Named Enfield Center ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Enfield Center - it's located in New York.

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

Communities near Enfield Center ...

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

  • Lebanon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Lebanon is also located in Grafton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,808 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <4>
  • Claremont
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Hanover
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hanover is also located in Grafton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,555 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <4>
  • Hartford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Hartford is located in Windsor County (VT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,566 people
  • Newport
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Enfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Enfield is also located in Grafton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,564 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enfield <4>
  • New London
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Canaan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Canaan is also located in Grafton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,917 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canaan <4>
  • Hartland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Hartland is located in Windsor County (VT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,513 people
  • Sunapee
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Enfield Center ...

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

Adding Enfield Center to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Enfield Center 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 Enfield Center was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870). In this book, Enfield Center was called Enfield Centre.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Enfield Center.

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>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Enfield Center - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Enfield Center). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Enfield Center or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.