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Welcome to Tilton ...

Tilton is located in Belknap County<1>.



Google driving directions from your current location to Tilton

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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Tilton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1869.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Tilton has a population of 3,538 people<3> (see below for details).

Tilton is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Area Code for Tilton: 603

Websites for Tilton ...

Official Website: www.tiltonnh.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Tilton had an population of 3,538 people. This is a decrease of 0.81% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 1.75% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Tilton had a population of 3,567 people (or 5.94% of the total population of Belknap County). This makes Tilton the county's 8th most populous community.

The population of Tilton represents 0.27% of the population of New Hampshire (which has 1,316,470 people), making it the state's 102nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,567 people, the population of Tilton increased 2.59% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 3,477 people).

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

Communities Also Named Tilton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Tilton - they are located in Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Mississippi and Newfoundland and Labrador.

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

Communities near Tilton ...

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

  • Concord
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Laconia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Franklin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Franklin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Franklin is located in Merrimack County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,753 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <5>
  • Belmont
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Gilford
    (9 miles [14.5 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
    (13 miles [20.9 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>
  • Wolfeboro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Hopkinton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Loudon
    (13 miles [20.9 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
    (17 miles [27.4 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>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tilton ...

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

Adding Tilton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tilton 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 Tilton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Tilton post office opened in 1869.

We also found Tilton in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tilton.

The official website for Tilton: www.tiltonnh.org/

The official website for Belknap County: www.belknapcounty.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Hampshire's counties, including Belknap, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Tilton.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tilton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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