Welcome to Northfield ...

Northfield is located in Merrimack County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Northfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1814.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Northfield has a population of 4,948 people<3> (see below for details).

Northfield is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The telephone area code for Northfield: (603)

Websites for Northfield ...

Official Website: www.northfieldnh.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Northfield had an population of 4,948 people. This is an increase of 2.46% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 8.8% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Northfield had a population of 4,829 people. This makes Northfield the county's 9th most populous community.

The population of Northfield represents 0.37% of the total population of New Hampshire (which has 1,316,470 people), making it the state's 71st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,829 people, the population of Northfield increased 6.18% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 4,548 people).

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

Communities Also Named Northfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 34 communities that are also named Northfield - they are located in British Columbia, Connecticut (2), Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky (2), Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, New Jersey (2), New York, Nova Scotia (3), Ohio, Ontario (3), Quebec, Texas (2), Vermont, Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Northfield ...

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

• Concord
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • Concord is located in Merrimack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,924 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concord <5>
• Laconia
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Belmont
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • 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
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Meredith
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Hopkinton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
  • Hopkinton is located in Merrimack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopkinton <5>
• Loudon
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loudon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon
  • Loudon is located in Merrimack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,697 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loudon <5>
• Alton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
  • Alton is located in Belknap County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <5>
• Epsom
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Epsom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epsom
  • Epsom is located in Merrimack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,824 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Epsom <5>
• Barnstead
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnstead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnstead
  • Barnstead is located in Belknap County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,777 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barnstead <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 Northfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Northfield.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Northfield ...

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

Adding Northfield to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Northfield post office opened in 1814.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Northfield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Northfield: www.northfieldnh.org/

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