Newport, New Hampshire | |
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![]() Center of Newport in 2016 | |
Nickname: "The Sunshine Town"[1] | |
![]() Location in Sullivan County and the state of New Hampshire | |
Coordinates: 43°21′55″N 72°10′24″W / 43.36528°N 72.17333°W | |
Country | United States |
State | New Hampshire |
County | Sullivan |
Incorporated | 1761 |
Villages | |
Government | |
• Board of Selectmen |
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• Town Manager | Kyle M. Harris |
Area | |
• Total | 43.64 sq mi (113.04 km2) |
• Land | 43.57 sq mi (112.85 km2) |
• Water | 0.07 sq mi (0.19 km2) 0.16% |
Elevation | 814 ft (248 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 6,299 |
• Density | 145/sq mi (55.8/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern) |
ZIP codes | 03773 (Newport) 03754 (Guild) |
Area code | 603 |
FIPS code | 33-52580 |
GNIS feature ID | 0873684 |
Website | www |
Newport is a town in and the county seat of Sullivan County, New Hampshire, United States.[3] It is 43 miles (69 km) west-northwest of Concord, the state capital. The population of Newport was 6,299 at the 2020 census.[4] A covered bridge is in the northwest. The area is noted for maple sugar and apple orchards. Prior to county division in 1827, Newport was in Cheshire County. The central part of town, where 4,735 people resided at the 2020 census,[5] is defined as the Newport census-designated place (CDP) and is located next to the Sugar River at the junction of New Hampshire routes 10 and 11. The town also includes the villages of Kelleyville, Guild, and North Newport.
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