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Lancaster

A town of 3,216 people in Coos County, New Hampshire
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Town in New Hampshire, United States
1763Established
3,218Population
50.7 sq miArea
863 ftElevation

Lancaster is a town located along the Connecticut River in Coös County, New Hampshire, United States. The town is named after the city of Lancaster in England. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 3,218, the second largest in the county after Berlin. It is the county seat of Coös County and gateway to the Great North Woods Region of the state. Lancaster, which includes the villages of Grange and South Lancaster, is home to Weeks State Park and the Lancaster Fair. Part of the White Mountain National Forest is in the eastern portion. The town is part of the Berlin, NH−VT Micropolitan Statistical Area. The main village in town, where 1,941 people resided at the 2020 census, is define…

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ZIP code03584
Area code603
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