Welcome to Tilton ...

Tilton is located in Belknap County<1>.

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

The 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 (which is 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 total 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • Concord is located in Merrimack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,924 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concord <5>
• Laconia
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laconia
  • Laconia is located in Belknap County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,646 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laconia <5>
• Franklin
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
  • Belmont is located in Belknap County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,314 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belmont <5>
• 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)
  • 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>
• Hopkinton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
  • Hopkinton is located in Merrimack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopkinton <5>
• 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.<6>

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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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/