Rochester, New Hampshire

Rochester, New Hampshire
Rochester, New Hampshire
City
	View of downtown Rochester from Central Square
	Seal
	Nickname: The Lilac City
	Location within Strafford County, New Hampshire
	Coordinates: 43°18′7″N 70°58′23″W / 43.30194°N 70.97306°W
Country	United States
State	New Hampshire
County	Strafford
Settled	1728
Incorporated	1722
Villages	East Rochester; Gonic; North Rochester
Government
• Mayor	Paul Callaghan
• Deputy Mayor	Peter Lachapelle
• City Council	Members Harlan "Skip" Gilman; Timothy Fontneau; Steven Beaudoin; Amy Malone; John Larochelle; Ashley Desrochers; Laura Hainey; Alexander de Geofroy; Don Hamann; James Gray;
• City Manager	Kathryn Ambrose
Area
• Total	45.44 sq mi (117.68 km2)
• Land	45.02 sq mi (116.60 km2)
• Water	0.41 sq mi (1.08 km2)
Elevation	225 ft (69 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	32,492
• Density	721.71/sq mi (278.65/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	03839, 03866–03868
Area code	603
FIPS code	33-65140
GNIS feature ID	0869554
Website	www.rochesternh.net

Rochester is a city in Strafford County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 32,492 at the 2020 census, making it the 6th most populous city in New Hampshire.^[2] In addition to the downtown area, the city contains the villages of East Rochester, Gonic, and North Rochester. Rochester is home to Skyhaven Airport and part of Baxter Lake.

Rochester was one of New Hampshire's fastest growing cities between 2010 and 2020.^[3]

^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
^ "Rochester city, Strafford County, New Hampshire: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
^ Haas, Kimberley. "Dover, New Hampshire Sees Growth in New Census Numbers". Seacoast Current. Retrieved September 25, 2021.