Goffstown (CDP), New Hampshire
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Goffstown, New Hampshire | |
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| Coordinates: 43°1′13″N 71°36′0″W / 43.02028°N 71.60000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Hampshire |
| County | Hillsborough |
| Town | Goffstown |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.40 sq mi (8.81 km2) |
| • Land | 3.17 sq mi (8.20 km2) |
| • Water | 0.24 sq mi (0.61 km2) |
| Elevation | 315 ft (96 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 3,366 |
| • Density | 1,062.9/sq mi (410.37/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 03045 |
| Area code | 603 |
| FIPS code | 33-29780 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2629722 |
Goffstown is a census-designated place (CDP) and the main village in the town of Goffstown, New Hampshire, United States. The population of the CDP was 3,366 at the 2020 census,[2] out of 18,577 in the entire town.
The CDP is in the center of the western part of the town of Goffstown, on both sides of the Piscataquog River. The CDP extends north beyond Parsons Road, 3rd Avenue, Whipple Lane, Smith Road, Hemlock Drive, Heather Hill Road, and Winter Hill Road, and extends east past Paige Hill Road to include all of Upton Lane and all of Glen Lake on the Piscataquog. To the south, the CDP extends beyond Park Lane, Goffstown High School, Ashlar Drive, Westwood Drive, and Janice Drive, and to the west the CDP extends beyond Cushing Road and Parsons Road.[3]
New Hampshire Route 114 passes through the center of the community, leading southeast 7 miles (11 km) to Route 101 in Bedford and northwest 18 miles (29 km) to Henniker. New Hampshire Route 13 also passes through the center, joining Route 114 to cross the Piscataquog, but leading north and east 16 miles (26 km) to Concord and southwest 7 miles (11 km) to New Boston. Downtown Manchester is 8 miles (13 km) to the east via Elm Street and Goffstown Back Road.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Goffstown CDP has a total area of 3.4 square miles (8.8 km2), of which 3.2 square miles (8.2 km2) are land and 0.2 square miles (0.6 km2), or 6.95%, are water.[4]
