Hampton

Also known as Hampton, NH

town in New Hampshire

Key facts

Country: United States
State: New Hampshire
County: Rockingham
Founded: October 14, 1638
Incorporated: May 22, 1639
Villages: Hampton Hampton Beach Great Boars Head North Beach Plaice Cove
Board of selectmen: Rusty Bridle, Chair Carleigh Beriont Chuck Rage Jeff Grip Amy Hansen
Town manager: Jamie Sullivan
Total: 14.6 sq mi (37.9 km )
Land: 12.9 sq mi (33.4 km )
Water: 1.7 sq mi (4.5 km ) 11.76%
Elevation: 36 ft (11 m)
Density: 1,256/sq mi (484.9/km )
Time zone: UTC-5 ( Eastern )
Summer dst: UTC-4 ( Eastern )
Zip codes: 03842–03843
Fips code: 33-33060
Gnis feature id: 0873616

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Hampton
Population: 15430
Area: 38.1
Elevation: 11
Official website: www.hamptonnh.gov
Image: Great Boar's Head, Hampton Beach, NH.jpg
Households: 7058
Dialing code: 603

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Commons category: Hampton, New Hampshire
postal code: 03843
inception: 1638-10-14
per capita income: 53154
date of incorporation: 1639-05-22

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Hampton is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 16,214 at the 2020 census. On the Atlantic coast, Hampton is home to Hampton Beach, a summer tourist destination, and part of the census-designated place of Seabrook Beach.

The densely populated central part of the town, where 9,597 people resided at the 2020 census, is defined as the Hampton census-designated place (CDP) and centers on the intersection of U.S. 1 and NH 27.