Plymouth, New Hampshire
Plymouth, New Hampshire | |
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Town | |
Town center (left to right): Plymouth Post Office, Rounds Hall of Plymouth State University (in background), Plymouth Congregational Church, Town Hall | |
| Motto(s): Bridging the Lakes Region and the White Mountains | |
Location in Grafton County, New Hampshire | |
| 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 after | 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) | |
• 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. 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. 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), 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.