Local servicesHospitalAlice Peck Day Memorial Hospital13.1 miPost officeCanaan Post Office2.1 miTown hallCanaan Town Hall2.1 miPoliceCanaan Police Department2.0 miFire stationCanaan Fire Department1.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 otherSchoolCardigan Mountain School1.6 miCollegeUpper Valley Educators Institute11.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLebanon Municipal Airport LEB15 miMajor airportPortland International Jetport PWM85 miInterstateI-899.6 miUS highwayUS 42.0 miAmtrakClaremont, NH CLA28 miCoachHanover (Hanover Inn)Greyhound14 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 03741 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 03741 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 27 min5:06 am – 8:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 56 min7:18 am – 4:14 pm
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People4,131 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 44.31,731 householdsMedian household income $82,181Median home value $257,500Median rent $1,140 a month79% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $5,930 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting9.1% unemployment rate67% of adults are in the labour force, 2,145 employedMain industries: education and health care 37%, manufacturing 17%, professional and business services 14%Average commute 30 minutes76% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 15% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages29% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher91% finished high school, 12% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, German or Dutch 1%, French or Haitian Creole 1%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 80°F, lows 54°FColdest month January: highs 29°F, lows 7°F40 in of rain a year, on about 72 dayswettest month October77 in of snow a year, on about 38 days5 days above 90°F, 199 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Grafton station, 8 mi away; snow from Wentworth
Parks and public landsMascoma River Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.8 mi · 117 acresHerbert L. Webster Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 5.2 mi · 88 acresKimball Hill Wildlife Management Area - Merrillstate conservation land · 6.5 mi · 104 acresLower Shaker Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.9 mi · 1,101 acresEnfield Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.1 mi · 3,025 acresCrosby Mountain State Parkstate park · 10.1 mi · 90 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.5 on 19 Jan 198224 mi away, near Sanbornton, New HampshireMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 26 Sep 201032 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateGrafton County, NH, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality84% of days had good air in 2025305 of 365 days measured57 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 36, worst day 113main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Grafton County monitors, NH
Internet at home90% of households have a broadband subscription72% have cable, fibre or DSL8% rely on a mobile data plan alone7% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCanaan Water Deptserves 684 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Jan 2022: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level18 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,172 ft357 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
