Welcome to Peterborough ...

Peterborough is located in Hillsborough County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Peterborough, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Peterborough has a population of 6,728 people<2> (see below for details).

Peterborough is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Peterborough: 603

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Peterborough had an population of 6,728 people. This is an increase of 7.07% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 14.36% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Peterborough had a population of 6,284 people. This makes Peterborough the county's 13th most populous community.

The population of Peterborough represents 0.48% of the total population of New Hampshire (which has 1,316,470 people), making it the state's 51st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 6,284 people, the population of Peterborough increased 6.82% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 5,883 people).

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

Communities Also Named Peterborough ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Peterborough - it's located in Ontario.

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

Communities near Peterborough ...

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

• Keene
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
  • Keene is located in Cheshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,699 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keene <4>
• Milford
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
  • Milford is located in Hillsborough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,515 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <4>
• Amherst
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
  • Amherst is located in Hillsborough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amherst <4>
• Winchendon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchendon
  • Winchendon is located in Worcester County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,835 people
• Townsend
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
  • Townsend is located in Middlesex County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,448 people
• Weare
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weare
  • Weare is located in Hillsborough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,100 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weare <4>
• Swanzey
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanzey
  • Swanzey is located in Cheshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,271 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swanzey <4>
• Ashburnham
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburnham
  • Ashburnham is located in Worcester County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
• Rindge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rindge
  • Rindge is located in Cheshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,129 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rindge <4>
• Hillsboro
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
  • Hillsboro is located in Hillsborough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,019 people
  • Hillsboro has also been known as:
  • Hillsborough
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <4>

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 Peterborough. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Peterborough.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Peterborough. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Peterborough.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Peterborough ...

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

Adding Peterborough to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Peterborough 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 Peterborough was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found Peterborough in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Peterborough.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Hillsborough County: www.hillsboroughcountynh.org/

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