Welcome to New Hampton ...

New Hampton is located in Belknap County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of New Hampton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1804.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, New Hampton has a population of 2,228 people<3> (see below for details).

New Hampton is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

New Hampton is within the boundaries of the (603) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, New Hampton had an population of 2,228 people. This is an increase of 2.91% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 14.26% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, New Hampton had a population of 2,165 people. This makes New Hampton the county's 10th most populous community.

The population of New Hampton represents 0.16% of the population of New Hampshire (which has 1,316,470 people), making it the state's 133rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,165 people, the population of New Hampton increased 11.03% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,950 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for New Hampton.

Communities Also Named New Hampton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named New Hampton - they are located in Iowa, Missouri, New Jersey, New York and Ohio.

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

Communities near New Hampton ...

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

• Laconia
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laconia
  • Laconia is located in Belknap County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,646 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laconia <5>
• Franklin
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Merrimack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,753 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <5>
• Belmont
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
  • Belmont is located in Belknap County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,314 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belmont <5>
• Gilford
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilford
  • Gilford is located in Belknap County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilford <5>
• Plymouth
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Plymouth is located in Grafton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <5>
• Meredith
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meredith have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
  • Meredith is located in Belknap County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,476 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meredith <5>
• Northfield
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
  • Northfield is located in Merrimack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northfield <5>
• Moultonborough
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moultonborough have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
• Canaan
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
  • Canaan is located in Grafton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,917 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canaan <5>
• Gilmanton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmanton
  • Gilmanton is located in Belknap County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,797 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilmanton <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 New Hampton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Hampton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Hampton ...

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

Adding New Hampton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the New Hampton post office opened in 1804.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for New Hampton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Belknap County: www.belknapcounty.org/

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