Welcome to Ossipee ...

Ossipee is located in Carroll County<1> and is the County Seat for Carroll County.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ossipee, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1798.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Ossipee has a population of 4,352 people<3> (see below for details).

Ossipee is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Area Code for Ossipee: 603

Websites for Ossipee ...

Official Website: www.ossipee.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Ossipee had an population of 4,352 people. This is an increase of 0.16% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 3.35% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Ossipee had a population of 4,345 people (which is 9.09% of the total population of Carroll County). This makes Ossipee the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Ossipee represents 0.33% of the total population of New Hampshire (which has 1,316,470 people), making it the state's 83rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,345 people, the population of Ossipee increased 3.18% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 4,211 people).

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

Communities Also Named Ossipee ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Ossipee - it's located in North Carolina.

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

Communities near Ossipee ...

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

• Gilford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Wolfeboro
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfeboro
  • Wolfeboro is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,450 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolfeboro <5>
• Alton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Wakefield
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
  • Wakefield is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,122 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakefield <5>
• Moultonborough
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Tamworth
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamworth
  • Tamworth is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,094 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tamworth <5>
• Limerick
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
  • Limerick is located in York County (ME)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Limerick <5>
• Shapleigh
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shapleigh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shapleigh
  • Shapleigh is located in York County (ME)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,769 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shapleigh <5>
• New Durham
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Durham
  • New Durham is located in Strafford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,728 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Durham <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 Ossipee. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ossipee.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ossipee ...

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

Adding Ossipee to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ossipee post office opened in 1798.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ossipee.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Ossipee: www.ossipee.org/

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