Milton New Hampshire Map

About Milton, New Hampshire

Milton is a locality in Strafford County, New Hampshire, United States. It is a small community with a population of 593. The population density is 283.4 people per km². Milton is located at 43.4098°N, 70.9884°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 03851.

Milton occupies a landscape defined by the persistent, dark flow of the Salmon Falls River as it carves a path through the interior terrain. It lies 7.3 miles north of Rochester, NH (from Rochester, NH: bearing 355°T), and is situated 4.1 miles east-northeast of Farmington. The water gathers in the stillness of Milton Pond, creating a reflective surface that mirrors the shifting gray light of a northern sky. Beyond the immediate water, the land rises into the quiet, wooded shoulders of Teneriffe Mountain, which stands as a silent sentinel just two miles away. The earth here is stubborn and dense with granite, holding the chill of the long winter until late into the spring, when the thaw finally releases the scent of damp pine and cold, turning soil.

Milton carries the weight of a history built upon the industrious use of water power, where mills once harnessed the river to drive the local economy. Though the rhythm of the modern day has softened, the legacy of this labor remains etched in the old stone walls that divide the pastures, crafted from the very granite that defines the region’s bedrock. Residents often find their way toward the Mount Teneriffe - Unh Property, a place where the wilder character of the land persists, offering a quiet space to observe the turning of the seasons. Life in Milton proceeds with a measured, deliberate pace, grounded in a tradition of independence that values the quiet clarity of a life lived close to the woods and the water.

About This Milton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Milton, New Hampshire. Coordinates: 43.409803, -70.988397. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Milton includes the ZIP code (03851), telephone area code (603), county seat of Strafford County (Dover), and school district assignment (Milton School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.