Derry
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town in New Hampshire, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- New Hampshire
- County
- Rockingham
- Villages
- Derry East Derry
- Town council
- Members Erin Spencer Charles Foote Daniel Healey Randall Chase Jack Webb David Milz Douglas Flood
- Town administrator
- Mike Fowler
- Total
- 36.3 sq mi (94.0 km )
- Land
- 35.5 sq mi (91.9 km )
- Water
- 0.81 sq mi (2.1 km ) 2.26%
- Elevation
- 282 ft (86 m)
- Density
- 967/sq mi (373.5/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC-4 ( Eastern )
- Zip code
- 03038
- Fips code
- 33-17940
- Gnis feature id
- 0873578
- Website
- www .derrynh .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Derry
- Population
- 34317
- Area
- 94.5
- Elevation
- 86
- Official website
- www.derry-nh.org
- Image
- Broadway, looking west, West Derry, New Hampshire.jpg
- Households
- 12708
- Dialing code
- 603
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- postal code
- 03038
- Commons category
- Derry, New Hampshire
- inception
- 1827-00-00
- per capita income
- 37471
- P8168
- Patience Cooper
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Derry is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 34,317 at the 2020 census. Although it is a town and not a city, Derry is the most populous community in Rockingham County and the 4th most populous in the state. The town's nickname, "Spacetown", derives from the fact that Derry is the birthplace of Alan Shepard, the first astronaut from the United States in space. Derry was also for a time the home of the poet Robert Frost and his family.
The Derry census-designated place, with a 2020 population of 22,879, occupies the central part of the town, extending from Derry's downtown in the west to the town of Hampstead in the east. The town also includes the village of East Derry.