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Welcome to Freedom ...

Freedom is located in Carroll County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Freedom, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1833.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Freedom has a population of 1,579 people<2> (see below for details).

Freedom is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Freedom: 603

The ZIP code for Freedom: 03836<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Freedom had an population of 1,579 people. This is an increase of 6.04% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 21.18% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Freedom had a population of 1,489 people. This makes Freedom the county's 10th most populous community.

The population of Freedom represents 0.11% of the total population of New Hampshire (which has 1,316,470 people), making it the state's 161st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,489 people, the population of Freedom increased 14.27% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,303 people).

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

Communities Also Named Freedom ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 34 communities that are also named Freedom - they are located in Alberta, California, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota (2), Missouri (3), Montana, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (4), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (2), Texas (2), Utah, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Freedom ...

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

  • Conway
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Wolfeboro
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Wakefield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Ossipee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ossipee have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossipee
    • Ossipee is located in Carroll County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ossipee <5>
  • Moultonborough
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moultonborough have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moultonborough
    • Moultonborough is located in Carroll County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,211 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moultonborough <5>
  • Limington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Fryeburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fryeburg have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryeburg
    • Fryeburg is located in Oxford County (ME)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,436 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fryeburg <5>
  • Tamworth
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Limerick
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Madison
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
    • Madison is located in Carroll County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,632 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <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 Freedom. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Freedom.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Freedom ...

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

Adding Freedom to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Freedom 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 Freedom was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Freedom post office opened in 1833.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Freedom.

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

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

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 Freedom.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Freedom - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Freedom). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Freedom or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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