Plymouth, New Hampshire | |
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Town | |
Motto(s): Bridging the Lakes Region and the White Mountains | |
Coordinates: 43°45′27″N 71°41′19″W / 43.75750°N 71.68861°W | |
Country | United States |
State | New Hampshire |
County | Grafton |
Incorporated | 1763 |
Named for | Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts |
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Government | |
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• Town Manager | Scott Weden |
Area | |
• Total | 28.6 sq mi (74.2 km2) |
• Land | 28.1 sq mi (72.8 km2) |
• Water | 0.5 sq mi (1.4 km2) 1.94% |
Elevation | 520 ft (160 m) |
Population (2020)[2] | |
• Total | 6,682 |
• Density | 238/sq mi (91.8/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (Eastern) |
ZIP Code | 03264 |
Area code | 603 |
FIPS code | 33-62660 |
GNIS feature ID | 0873702 |
Website | www |
Plymouth is a New England town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States, in the White Mountains Region. It has a unique role as the economic, medical, commercial, and cultural center for the predominantly rural Plymouth, NH Labor Market Area.[3] Plymouth is located at the confluence of the Pemigewasset and Baker rivers and sits at the foot of the White Mountains. The town's population was 6,682 at the 2020 census.[2] It is home to Plymouth State University, Speare Memorial Hospital, and Plymouth Regional High School.
The town's main center, where 4,730 people resided at the 2020 census (three-quarters of whom are college student age),[4] is defined as the Plymouth census-designated place (CDP), and is located along U.S. Route 3, south of the confluence of the Baker and Pemigewasset rivers.
Plymouth State University, in the center of town, has a total undergraduate population of 3,336 students and a total graduate population of 503 students as of the 2023/2024 academic year.[5]