Albany, New Hampshire | |
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Town | |
![]() 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 | |
Country | United States |
State | New Hampshire |
County | Carroll |
Incorporated | 1833 |
Villages |
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Government | |
• Board of Selectmen |
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Area | |
• Total | 75.8 sq mi (196.2 km2) |
• Land | 75.1 sq mi (194.6 km2) |
• Water | 0.6 sq mi (1.5 km2) 0.79% |
Elevation | 680 ft (210 m) |
Population (2020)[2] | |
• Total | 759 |
• Density | 10/sq mi (3.9/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern) |
ZIP code | 03818 |
Area code | 603 |
FIPS code | 33-00420 |
GNIS feature ID | 0873526 |
Website | www |
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]