Welcome to North Rochester ...

North Rochester is located in Strafford County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Rochester, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

A typical abbreviation for North Rochester: N. Rochester

North Rochester is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The area code for North Rochester: (603)

Communities Also Named North Rochester ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named North Rochester - they are located in California, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near North Rochester ...

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

• Dover
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Rochester
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
  • Rochester is located in Strafford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochester <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
  (16 miles [25.7 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>
• Somersworth
  (9 miles [14.5 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>
• Barrington
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• 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>
• Berwick
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
  • Berwick is located in York County (ME)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,996 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berwick <3>
• South Berwick
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Berwick have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berwick
  • South Berwick is located in York County (ME)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,613 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Berwick <3>
• Eliot
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eliot have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliot
  • Eliot is located in York County (ME)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,115 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eliot <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 North Rochester. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North Rochester.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Rochester ...

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

Adding North Rochester to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the North Rochester post office opened in 1878.

We also found North Rochester in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for North 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/