Hampton Beach, New Hampshire | |
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Coordinates: 42°54′26″N 70°48′43″W / 42.90722°N 70.81194°W | |
Country | United States |
State | New Hampshire |
County | Rockingham |
Town | Hampton |
Area | |
• Total | 1.50 sq mi (3.87 km2) |
• Land | 1.27 sq mi (3.30 km2) |
• Water | 0.22 sq mi (0.58 km2) |
Elevation | 10 ft (3 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,598 |
• Density | 2,042.45/sq mi (788.29/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP codes | 03842, 03843 |
Area code | 603 |
FIPS code | 33-33140 |
GNIS feature ID | 0867344 |
Website | www |
Hampton Beach is a village district, census-designated place, and beach resort in the town of Hampton, New Hampshire, United States, along the Atlantic Ocean. Its population at the 2020 census was 2,598.[2] Hampton Beach is in Rockingham County, approximately 15 miles (24 km) south of Portsmouth. The community is a popular tourist destination and the busiest beach community in New Hampshire. Ocean Boulevard, the main street along the beach, includes a boardwalk, many shops and businesses, several seasonal hotels, and the Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom, which hosts national acts in the summer.[3] Hampton Beach State Park was named one of four "Superstar" beaches in the United States in 2011, for having had perfect water-quality testing results in each of the previous three years.[4]