Gorham, New Hampshire

Gorham, New Hampshire
Town
Buildings along Main Street
Nickname:  "Switzerland of America"[1]
Location in Coös County, New Hampshire
Coordinates: 44°23′16″N 71°10′23″W / 44.38778°N 71.17306°W / 44.38778; -71.17306
Country	United States
State	New Hampshire
County	Coös
Incorporated	1836
Villages	Gorham Cascade Upper Village
Government
• Board of Selectmen	Michael Waddell, Chair Judy LeBlanc Yves Zornio
• Town Manager	Peter R. Gagnon
Area [2]
• Total	32.3 sq mi (83.7 km2)
• Land	31.8 sq mi (82.4 km2)
• Water	0.5 sq mi (1.3 km2)  1.50%
Elevation	794 ft (242 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	2,698
• Density	85/sq mi (32.7/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (Eastern)
ZIP code	03581
Area code	603
FIPS code	33-30260
GNIS feature ID	0873607
Website	www.gorhamnh.org

Gorham is a town in Coös County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 2,698 at the 2020 census.^[3] Gorham is located in the White Mountains, and parts of the White Mountain National Forest are in the south and northwest. Moose Brook State Park is in the west. Tourism is a principal business. It is part of the Berlin, NH-VT Micropolitan Statistical Area.

The central village in Gorham, where 1,851 people resided at the 2020 census, is defined as the Gorham census-designated place and is located between the two intersections of US 2 and NH 16, along the Androscoggin River.