{"id":6217,"date":"2023-07-23T13:44:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-23T13:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=6217"},"modified":"2026-08-14T22:20:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T22:20:45","slug":"carroll-county-new-hampshire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/carroll-county-new-hampshire\/","title":{"rendered":"Carroll County, New Hampshire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Carroll County is a county in New Hampshire, United States, on the Maine border in the eastern part of the state. It had a population of 50,107 at the 2020 census and covers 992 square miles (2,570 km2), of which 61.6 square miles (160 km2) is water, centred near 43&deg;54&prime;N 71&deg;10&prime;W.<\/p>\n<p>Ossipee is the county seat, and its postal code is 03864. The county holds 18 incorporated towns plus a number of unincorporated villages and hamlets grouped inside them &mdash; New Hampshire has no separate county-level cities or civil townships, so every named place below is a village, section, or post-office name within one of the 18 towns. Carroll County is in the Eastern time zone.<\/p>\n<h2>Towns &amp; Villages in Carroll County<\/h2>\n<p>Carroll County has 18 incorporated towns, ranging from Conway (population 9,822) down to Hart&#8217;s Location (population 68). Below the towns are the villages, lake shores, and crossroads that residents actually use as mailing addresses and local place names; most sit inside a single named town and carry no population or ZIP of their own (marked &mdash;).<\/p>\n<div class=\"tv-table-scroll\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Place<\/th>\n<th>Type<\/th>\n<th>Pop.<\/th>\n<th>ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Conway<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>9,822<\/td>\n<td>03818<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Wolfeboro<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>6,416<\/td>\n<td>03894<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Wakefield<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>5,201<\/td>\n<td>03872<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Moultonborough<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>4,918<\/td>\n<td>03254<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ossipee<\/td>\n<td>Town &middot; seat<\/td>\n<td>4,372<\/td>\n<td>03864<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tamworth<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>2,812<\/td>\n<td>03886<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bartlett<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>3,200<\/td>\n<td>03812<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Madison<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>2,565<\/td>\n<td>03849<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tuftonboro<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>2,467<\/td>\n<td>03816<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Effingham<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>1,691<\/td>\n<td>03882<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Freedom<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>1,689<\/td>\n<td>03836<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sandwich<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>1,466<\/td>\n<td>03227<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Jackson<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>1,028<\/td>\n<td>03846<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Albany<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>759<\/td>\n<td>03818<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Brookfield<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>755<\/td>\n<td>03872<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Eaton<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>405<\/td>\n<td>03832<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Chatham<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>341<\/td>\n<td>03813<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Hart&#8217;s Location<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>68<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>North Conway<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>03860<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Center Conway<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>03813<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>East Conway<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Intervale<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>03845<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Glen<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>03838<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Redstone<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>03879<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Kearsarge<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Chocorua<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>03817<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>South Tamworth<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>03883<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Wonalancet<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Center Sandwich<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>03227<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>North Sandwich<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>03259<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>East Sandwich<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sandwich Landing<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Silver Lake<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>03875<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Eaton Center<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Snowville<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Effingham Falls<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>03882<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>South Effingham<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>East Madison<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Center Ossipee<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>03814<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>West Ossipee<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>03890<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ossipee Lake Shores<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Freedom Village<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Melvin Village<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>03850<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Center Tuftonboro<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mirror Lake<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>03853<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Wolfeboro Falls<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>03896<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>South Wolfeboro<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sanbornville<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>03872<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>East Wakefield<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>03830<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Union<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Jackson Falls<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Livermore<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Two names are easy to confuse: North Conway is the well-known village center inside the town of Conway, not a separate municipality, and the same is true of North Sandwich and East Sandwich inside Sandwich. Livermore, on the Bartlett\/Grafton County line, is a former logging-railroad settlement now entirely abandoned and unpopulated. A handful of very small, unverifiable crossroads names from older gazetteers (Bennett Corners, Big Rock Corner, Black Mountain Cabin, Chases Mill, Chicks Corner, Chickville, Clark Landing, Cooks Crossing, Dorrs Corner, Ducks Head, Dundee, East Freedom, East Wolfeboro, Federal Corner, Fernald, Ferncroft, Goodrich Falls, Goose Corner, Granite, Grape Corner, Keewayden, Lees Mill, Long Sands, Lower Bartlett, Moultonborough Falls, Moultonville, North Chatham, North Wakefield, North Wolfeboro, Notchland, Ossipee Valley, Panno Place, Passaconaway, Paugus Mill, Pequawket, Pine River, Pollys Crossing, Quint, Rogers Crossing, Roland Park, Sawyers River, South Chatham, South Conway, State Landing, Stockbridge Corner, Suissevale, Water Village, Wawbeek, Wentworth Hill, Whiteface, Whittier, Winnipesaukee and Woodman) were dropped &mdash; see notes.md.<\/p>\n<h2>ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>03864 &mdash; Ossipee (county seat)<\/li>\n<li>03818 &mdash; Conway (also serves Albany)<\/li>\n<li>03860 &mdash; North Conway<\/li>\n<li>03813 &mdash; Center Conway (also serves Chatham)<\/li>\n<li>03894 &mdash; Wolfeboro<\/li>\n<li>03896 &mdash; Wolfeboro Falls<\/li>\n<li>03254 &mdash; Moultonborough<\/li>\n<li>03850 &mdash; Melvin Village<\/li>\n<li>03886 &mdash; Tamworth<\/li>\n<li>03883 &mdash; South Tamworth<\/li>\n<li>03817 &mdash; Chocorua<\/li>\n<li>03227 &mdash; Center Sandwich (also serves Sandwich)<\/li>\n<li>03259 &mdash; North Sandwich<\/li>\n<li>03849 &mdash; Madison<\/li>\n<li>03875 &mdash; Silver Lake<\/li>\n<li>03832 &mdash; Eaton Center (also serves Eaton)<\/li>\n<li>03836 &mdash; Freedom<\/li>\n<li>03882 &mdash; Effingham (also serves Effingham Falls)<\/li>\n<li>03816 &mdash; Center Tuftonboro (also serves Tuftonboro)<\/li>\n<li>03853 &mdash; Mirror Lake<\/li>\n<li>03872 &mdash; Sanbornville (also serves Wakefield and Brookfield)<\/li>\n<li>03830 &mdash; East Wakefield<\/li>\n<li>03846 &mdash; Jackson<\/li>\n<li>03812 &mdash; Bartlett<\/li>\n<li>03838 &mdash; Glen<\/li>\n<li>03845 &mdash; Intervale<\/li>\n<li>03814 &mdash; Center Ossipee<\/li>\n<li>03890 &mdash; West Ossipee<\/li>\n<li>03879 &mdash; Redstone<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Hart&#8217;s Location has no ZIP code of its own; mail there is delivered through the neighboring Bartlett or Crawford Notch offices.<\/p>\n<h2>Geography<\/h2>\n<p>Carroll County spans the eastern edge of New Hampshire&#8217;s White Mountains, from the alpine ridgeline around Mount Washington and the Presidential Range in the northwest down through the Ossipee Lake basin to rolling lake country along the Maine line. The Saco River rises in the county&#8217;s northern mountains and flows southeast into Maine, while Lake Winnipesaukee&#8217;s northern arm forms much of its southwestern shore and Ossipee Lake covers a large basin near the center of the county. Water covers 61.6 square miles (160 km2), about 6 percent of the total area.<\/p>\n<p>Carroll County borders Coos County to the north, Strafford County to the south, Belknap County to the southwest, and Grafton County to the west &mdash; view all four on the <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/category\/new-hampshire\/\">New Hampshire counties page<\/a>. It also borders Oxford County, Maine to the northeast and York County, Maine to the southeast.<\/p>\n<h2>Demographics<\/h2>\n<p>Carroll County&#8217;s population was 50,107 at the 2020 census, spread across a mostly rural, lake-and-mountain landscape at a density of about 54 people per square mile. Conway, with 9,822 residents, and Wolfeboro, with 6,416, are its two largest towns; both roughly double in summer with second-home owners and tourists. The county&#8217;s median household income runs below the New Hampshire median of $96,838, reflecting its seasonal-tourism and service-heavy economy rather than the state&#8217;s wealthier southern-tier counties near Boston.<\/p>\n<h2>Economy &amp; Local Life<\/h2>\n<p>Tourism drives the county&#8217;s economy: North Conway&#8217;s outlet shopping strip and the Mount Washington Valley ski areas (Attitash, King Pine, Black Mountain) draw year-round visitors, while Wolfeboro, self-styled &#8220;the oldest summer resort in America,&#8221; and the lake towns around Winnipesaukee and Ossipee Lake fill with seasonal residents each summer. Cranmore Mountain Resort in North Conway and the Conway Scenic Railroad are longtime local landmarks. Away from the resort towns, small-scale forestry, agriculture, and local trades support year-round residents, and Memorial Hospital in North Conway is the county&#8217;s main medical center.<\/p>\n<h2>History<\/h2>\n<p>Carroll County was organized in 1840, set off from Strafford County with its first county seat at Ossipee. It was named for Charles Carroll of Carrollton, the last surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence, who died in 1832. The county&#8217;s mountain towns grew up around 19th-century logging railroads &mdash; Livermore, now abandoned, was built entirely around one such operation in the Sawyer River valley &mdash; and later around the White Mountains tourist trade that began with grand hotels in the late 1800s. Carroll is remembered in New Hampshire political history as the only county in New England to back Barry Goldwater in the 1964 presidential election.<\/p>\n<h2>Getting There<\/h2>\n<p>Carroll County is reached from the south and west by NH Route 16 and NH Route 25, and from the White Mountains by US Route 302, which crosses Crawford Notch in the county&#8217;s north.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Conway &mdash; about 60 miles north of Manchester<\/li>\n<li>Wolfeboro &mdash; about 45 miles northeast of Concord<\/li>\n<li>North Conway &mdash; about 65 miles southwest of Portland, Maine<\/li>\n<li>Ossipee &mdash; about 50 miles north of Manchester<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The nearest commercial airport is Portland International Jetport in Maine; Manchester-Boston Regional Airport is the nearest major hub.<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Where is Carroll County, New Hampshire?<\/strong><br \/>It occupies the eastern edge of New Hampshire, bordering Maine, and covers the White Mountains&#8217; eastern slopes down to Lake Winnipesaukee&#8217;s northern shore.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the population of Carroll County?<\/strong><br \/>50,107, as of the 2020 census.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How big is Carroll County?<\/strong><br \/>992 square miles (2,570 km2) total, of which 61.6 square miles is water.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the county seat of Carroll County?<\/strong><br \/>Ossipee is the county seat.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How many towns are in Carroll County?<\/strong><br \/>18 incorporated towns, plus numerous unincorporated villages within them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What ZIP codes are in Carroll County?<\/strong><br \/>ZIP codes range from 03812 (Bartlett) to 03896 (Wolfeboro Falls); the county seat, Ossipee, uses 03864.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Which Carroll County town is largest?<\/strong><br \/>Conway, with 9,822 residents at the 2020 census, followed by Wolfeboro with 6,416.<\/p>\n<p>More counties in this state: <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/category\/new-hampshire\/\">Towns and villages in New Hampshire<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carroll County is a county in New Hampshire, United States, on the Maine border in the eastern part of the state. It had a population of 50,107 at the 2020 census and covers 992 square miles (2,570 km2), of which 61.6 square miles (160 km2) is water, centred near 43&deg;54&prime;N 71&deg;10&prime;W. 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