Welcome to Whitefield ...

Whitefield is located in Coos County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Whitefield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Whitefield has a population of 2,204 people<2> (see below for details).

Whitefield is 1,120 feet [341 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Whitefield lies within the (603) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Whitefield had an population of 2,204 people. This is a decrease of 4.42% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 8.15% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Whitefield had a population of 2,306 people (which is 6.98% of the total population of Coos County). This makes Whitefield the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Whitefield represents 0.18% of the population of New Hampshire (which has 1,316,470 people), making it the state's 129th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,306 people, the population of Whitefield increased 13.15% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,038 people).

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

Communities Also Named Whitefield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Whitefield - they are located in Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Montana, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Virginia.

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

Communities near Whitefield ...

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

• Littleton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
  • Littleton is located in Grafton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,902 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Littleton
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Littleton <4>
• Lancaster
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Coos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,234 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Lancaster
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <4>
• Bethlehem
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
  • Bethlehem is located in Grafton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,656 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Bethlehem
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethlehem <4>
• Northumberland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northumberland
  • Northumberland is located in Coos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,117 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Northumberland
• Lisbon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
  • Lisbon is located in Grafton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,587 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Lisbon
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisbon <4>
• Lunenburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
  • Lunenburg is located in Essex County (VT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,322 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Lunenburg
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lunenburg <4>
• Waterford
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
  • Waterford is located in Caledonia County (VT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,243 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Waterford
• Concord
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • Concord is located in Essex County (VT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Concord
• Franconia
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franconia
  • Franconia is located in Grafton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,116 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Franconia
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franconia <4>
• Jefferson
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
  • Jefferson is located in Coos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,049 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Jefferson
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whitefield ...

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

Adding Whitefield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Whitefield 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 Whitefield was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Whitefield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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