Plymouth, New Hampshire

Plymouth, New Hampshire
Town
Town center (left to right): Plymouth Post Office, Rounds Hall of Plymouth State University (in background), Plymouth Congregational Church, Town Hall
Seal
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 / 43.75750; -71.68861
Country	United States
State	New Hampshire
County	Grafton
Incorporated	1763
Named for	Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts
Villages	Plymouth West Plymouth
Government
• Board of Selectmen	Zach Tirrell, Chair William Bolton Maryann Barnsley Neil McIver Theodore Wisniewski
• Town Manager	Scott Weden
Area [1]
• 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-nh.org

Plymouth is a rural 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]