Littleton (CDP), New Hampshire
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Littleton, New Hampshire | |
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 Littleton, NH, from the east | |
  Littleton  Littleton | |
| Coordinates: 44°18′22″N 71°46′12″W / 44.30611°N 71.77000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Hampshire |
| County | Grafton |
| Town | Littleton |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.54 sq mi (22.13 km2) |
| • Land | 8.45 sq mi (21.89 km2) |
| • Water | 0.093 sq mi (0.24 km2) |
| Elevation | 968 ft (295 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 4,467 |
| • Density | 528.5/sq mi (204.05/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 03561 |
| Area code | 603 |
| FIPS code | 33-42500 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2378078[2] |
Littleton is a census-designated place (CDP) and the main village in the town of Littleton, New Hampshire, United States. The population of the CDP was 4,467 at the 2020 census,[3] out of 6,005 in the entire town.
The CDP is in the eastern part of the town of Littleton, on both sides of the Ammonoosuc River and extending north to include 1,905-foot (581 m) Parker Mountain. The CDP is bordered to the southeast by the town of Bethlehem and to the southwest by Interstate 93. The northern boundary of the CDP, starting at Interstate 93, follows West Main Street, Brickyard Road, Fox Ridge Road, Farr Hill Road, Broomstick Hill Road, Manns Hill Road and Fowler Brook to the Bethlehem town line just north of the Ammonoosuc River.[4]
Interstate 93 runs along the southern edge of the CDP, with access from Exit 41 (Cottage Street/US 302) and Exit 42 (Meadow Street/US 302). I-93 leads northwest 19 miles (31 km) to St. Johnsbury, Vermont, and south through the White Mountains' Franconia Notch 85 miles (137 km) to Concord, the capital of New Hampshire. U.S. Route 302 is Littleton's Main Street. To the east it turns up Cottage Street and Bethlehem Road, leading 5 miles (8 km) to Bethlehem, while to the west it turns onto Meadow Street and leads southwest 21 miles (34 km) to Woodsville. New Hampshire Route 116 runs out of town on Union Street, leading northeast 10 miles (16 km) to Whitefield.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Littleton CDP has a total area of 8.5 square miles (22.1 km2), of which 8.5 square miles (21.9 km2) are land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km2), or 1.07%, are water.[5]
