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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)
  • Goffstown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Hooksett
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Weare
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Weare is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weare
    • 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)
  • Bow
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Bow is located in Merrimack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow
    • 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)
  • Hillsborough
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hillsborough is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsborough
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,019 people
    • Hillsborough has also been known as:
    • Hillsboro
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsborough <3>
  • New Boston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Hopkinton
    (3 miles [4.8 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 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 (so far) for West Hopkinton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the West Hopkinton post office opened in 1857. The West Hopkinton post office closed in 1972.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Hampshire's counties, including Merrimack, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Hopkinton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/