Local servicesHospitalHampstead Hospital5.8 miPost officeNewton Post Officeunder a mileTown hallNewton Town Hallunder a milePoliceNewton Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationNewton Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPortsmouth International Airport at Pease PSM19 miMajor airportBoston Logan International Airport BOS35 miInterstateI-4953.0 miUS highwayUS 18.4 miAmtrakExeter, NH EXR9.2 miRailHaverhillMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)6.5 miCoachSeabrookCandJ Bus Lines7.9 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 21 min5:05 am – 8:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 1 min7:11 am – 4:12 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 61°FColdest month January: highs 35°F, lows 16°F50 in of rain a year, on about 84 dayswettest month October58 in of snow a year, on about 20 days13 days above 90°F, 143 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Haverhill station, 7 mi away
Nearby landmarksSargent Hillpeak · under a mileHighlands Hillpeak · under a mileSargent Millpondlake · 1.6 miBack Riverriver · 2.6 miPowwow Riverriver · 6.0 miLake Attitashlake · 3.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsRichard Sargent Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 1.1 mi · 376 acresGreenie Parkrecreation area · 1.4 miChurch Street Cemeteryhistoric site · 2.4 miKingston State Parkstate park · 4.5 miCurrier Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 2.5 mi · 104 acresMaudslay State Parkstate park · 6.1 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes10 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.9 on 25 Oct 198646 mi away, near Northfield, New HampshireMost recent: magnitude 3.8 on 27 Jan 202528 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateRockingham County, NH, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCoastal flooding Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality85% of days had good air in 2025309 of 365 days measured54 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 38, worst day 150main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Rockingham County monitors, NH
Drinking waterAquarion Water/nhserves 34,000 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation180 ft55 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
