Welcome to West Hopkinton ...

West Hopkinton is located in Merrimack County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Hopkinton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1857.

A typical abbreviation for West Hopkinton: W. Hopkinton

West Hopkinton is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for West Hopkinton: 603

Communities near West Hopkinton ...

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

• Concord
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • 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 <3>
• Goffstown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goffstown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goffstown
  • Goffstown is located in Hillsborough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,136 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goffstown <3>
• Hooksett
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooksett
  • Hooksett is located in Merrimack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,703 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hooksett <3>
• Weare
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • 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 <3>
• Franklin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • 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.<5>
  • 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 <3>
• Bow
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow
  • Bow is located in Merrimack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,063 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bow <3>
• Pembroke
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pembroke. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
  • Pembroke is located in Merrimack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,252 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembroke <3>
• Hillsboro
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <3>
• New Boston
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
  • New Boston is located in Hillsborough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,941 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Boston <3>
• Hopkinton
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • 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 <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Hopkinton ...

Looking for more information about West Hopkinton? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to West Hopkinton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West Hopkinton.

Adding West Hopkinton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the West Hopkinton post office opened in 1857.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Hopkinton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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