Albany, New Hampshire

Albany, New Hampshire
Town
Albany Chapel, Museum, and Town Offices
Albany Chapel, Museum, and Town Offices
Location in Carroll County, New Hampshire
Coordinates: 43°57′36″N 71°11′37″W / 43.96000°N 71.19361°W / 43.96000; -71.19361
CountryUnited States
StateNew Hampshire
CountyCarroll
Incorporated1833
Villages
Government
 • Board of Selectmen
  • Rick Hiland
  • Kelly Robitaille
  • James Drouin
Area
 • Total75.8 sq mi (196.2 km2)
 • Land75.1 sq mi (194.6 km2)
 • Water0.6 sq mi (1.5 km2)  0.79%
Elevation
680 ft (210 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total759
 • Density10/sq mi (3.9/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (Eastern)
ZIP code
03818
Area code603
FIPS code33-00420
GNIS feature ID0873526
Websitewww.albanynh.org

Albany is a town in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 759 at the 2020 census.[2]

Most of Albany is within the southeastern corner of the White Mountain National Forest, including Mount Chocorua and Mount Paugus. Albany is the entrance to the Mount Washington Valley, and features a 120-foot (37 m) covered bridge that spans the Swift River just north of the Kancamagus Highway. Albany is also home to the World Fellowship Center, an intergenerational camp and conference retreat center founded in 1941 by and for peace activists.[3]

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – New Hampshire". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Albany town, Carroll County, New Hampshire: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  3. ^ "World Fellowship Center". Retrieved April 13, 2023.