Lancaster

Also known as Lancaster, NH, Lancaster, New Hampshire

town in New Hampshire, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: New Hampshire
County: Coös
Villages: Lancaster Coos Junction Grange South Lancaster
Total: 51.1 sq mi (132.3 km )
Land: 50.0 sq mi (129.4 km )
Water: 1.1 sq mi (2.9 km ) 2.19%
Elevation: 1,060 ft (320 m)
Density: 64/sq mi (24.9/km )
Time zone: UTC-05:00 ( EST )
Summer dst: UTC-04:00 ( EDT )
Zip code: 03584
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Lancaster is a town located along the Connecticut River in Coös County, New Hampshire, United States. The town is named after the city of Lancaster in England. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 3,218, the second largest in the county after Berlin. It is the county seat of Coös County and gateway to the Great North Woods Region of the state. Lancaster, which includes the villages of Grange and South Lancaster, is home to Weeks State Park and the Lancaster Fair. Part of the White Mountain National Forest is in the eastern portion. The town is part of the Berlin, NH−VT Micropolitan Statistical Area.

The main village in town, where 1,941 people resided at the 2020 census, is defined as the Lancaster census-designated place (CDP) and is located at the junctions of U.S. Route 3 and U.S. Route 2, along the Israel River.