Welcome to West Rye ...

West Rye is located in Rockingham County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Rye, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

A typical abbreviation for West Rye: W. Rye

West Rye is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for West Rye: 603

Communities near West Rye ...

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

• Dover
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • 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 <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Dover
  • From West Rye to Dover
• Portsmouth
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
  • Portsmouth is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,557 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portsmouth <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Portsmouth
  • From West Rye to Portsmouth
• Newburyport
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
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  • Newburyport is located in Essex County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,495 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Newburyport
  • From West Rye to Newburyport
• Amesbury
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amesbury
  • Amesbury is located in Essex County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,537 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Amesbury
  • From West Rye to Amesbury
• Durham
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Durham
  • From West Rye to Durham
• Hampton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
  • Hampton is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hampton
  • From West Rye to Hampton
• Exeter
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
  • Exeter is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exeter <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Exeter
  • From West Rye to Exeter
• York
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for York have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
  • York is located in York County (ME)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <3>
• Somersworth
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersworth
  • Somersworth is located in Strafford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,286 people
  • Former names for Somersworth:
  • Great Falls
  • Summersworth
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somersworth <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Somersworth
  • From West Rye to Somersworth
• Raymond
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raymond have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
  • Raymond is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,573 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymond <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 Rye. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Rye.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Rye ...

Looking for more information about West Rye? 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 Rye, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West Rye.

Adding West Rye to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Rye 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 Rye was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the West Rye post office opened in 1885.

We also found West Rye in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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

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