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Welcome to Piermont ...

Piermont is located in Grafton County<1>.

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

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Piermont has a population of 814 people<2> (see below for details).

Piermont is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Piermont: 603

The ZIP code for Piermont: 03779<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Piermont had an population of 814 people. This is an increase of 3.04% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 14.81% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Piermont had a population of 790 people. This makes Piermont the county's 27th most populous community.

The population of Piermont represents 0.06% of the total population of New Hampshire (which has 1,316,470 people), making it the state's 198th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 790 people, the population of Piermont increased 11.42% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 709 people).

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

Communities Also Named Piermont ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Piermont - they are located in Louisiana, Nevada, New York and Vermont.

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

Communities near Piermont ...

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

  • Haverhill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Norwich
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Norwich is located in Windsor County (VT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,401 people
  • Bradford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Bradford is located in Orange County (VT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,684 people
  • Thetford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Thetford is located in Orange County (VT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thetford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,525 people
  • Newbury
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Newbury is located in Orange County (VT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,145 people
  • Lyme
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Lyme is located in Grafton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyme
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,685 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyme <5>
  • Lisbon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Rumney
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Corinth
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Corinth is located in Orange County (VT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,427 people
  • Woodstock
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Piermont ...

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

Adding Piermont to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Piermont 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 (so far) for Piermont was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Piermont.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Hampshire's counties, including Grafton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Piermont.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Piermont - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Piermont). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Piermont or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/