Welcome to Raymond ...

Raymond is located in Rockingham County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Raymond, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1815.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Raymond has a population of 10,507 people<3> (see below for details).

Raymond is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The telephone area code for Raymond: (603)

Websites for Raymond ...

Official Website: https://raymondnh.gov/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Raymond had an population of 10,507 people. This is an increase of 3.64% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 8.61% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Raymond had a population of 10,138 people. This makes Raymond the county's 8th most populous community.

The population of Raymond represents 0.77% of the total population of New Hampshire (which has 1,316,470 people), making it the state's 28th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 10,138 people, the population of Raymond increased 4.8% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 9,674 people).

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

Communities Also Named Raymond ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 36 communities that are also named Raymond - they are located in Alberta, Arkansas, California (2), Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana (2), Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas (2), Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Raymond ...

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

• Manchester
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Manchester is located in Hillsborough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 112,546 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <5>
• Haverhill
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
  • Haverhill is located in Essex County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,098 people
• Derry
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry
  • Derry is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,442 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derry <5>
• Dover
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Salem
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <5>
• Merrimack
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimack
  • Merrimack is located in Hillsborough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,452 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merrimack <5>
• Londonderry
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Londonderry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
  • Londonderry is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,646 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Londonderry <5>
• Bedford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bedford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
  • Bedford is located in Hillsborough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,957 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <5>
• Amesbury
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amesbury
  • Amesbury is located in Essex County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,537 people
• Durham
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <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 Raymond. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Raymond.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Raymond ...

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

Adding Raymond to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Raymond post office opened in 1815.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Raymond.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Raymond: https://raymondnh.gov/

The official website for Rockingham County: www.co.rockingham.nh.us/

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