Newport, New Hampshire

Newport, New Hampshire
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 / 43.36528; -72.17333
Country	United States
State	New Hampshire
County	Sullivan
Incorporated	1761
Villages	Newport Guild Kelleyville North Newport
Government
• Board of Selectmen	Barry J. Connell, Chair James C. Burroughs Keith M. Sayer Jeffrey F. Kessler Jeffrey S. North
• Town Manager	Kyle M. Harris
Area [2]
• 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.newportnh.gov

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.