Newfields New Hampshire Map

About Newfields, New Hampshire

Newfields is a locality in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. It is a small community with a population of 378. The population density is 384.1 people per km². Newfields is located at 43.0370°N, 70.9384°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 03856.

Newfields reveals its character through the slow, tidal pulse of the Squamscott River, which carves a winding path through the landscape before eventually finding the distant Atlantic Ocean. It lies 9.2 miles west-southwest of Portsmouth, NH (from Portsmouth, NH: bearing 255°T), and is situated 6.7 miles south of Durham. The terrain rises steadily from the river’s muddy banks toward the modest elevation of Sharp Hill, where the morning light catches the gray of exposed granite and the deep green of the surrounding timber. Salt air drifts inland from the coast, tempering the atmosphere of the Great Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, an expansive sanctuary where the stillness of the marshes is broken only by the call of shorebirds. Beyond the immediate river valley, the land softens into the broader, flatter expanse of the Newmarket Plains, while the quiet surface of Colcord Pond mirrors the changing sky four miles to the west.

Newfields carries the weight of a long-settled history, an inheritance of Yankee thrift that remains visible in the sturdy stone walls and historic timber frames scattered across the acreage. Though the local economy has shifted away from the agrarian and milling practices of earlier centuries, the rhythm of life remains tethered to the land and the navigable waters that once facilitated trade. Residents maintain a quiet independence, often looking toward the nearby salt marshes or the distant shadows of Vols Island as markers of the passing seasons. The character of Newfields is defined by this blend of terrestrial stability and maritime influence, where the legacy of past labor informs a measured, deliberate present.

About This Newfields Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Newfields, New Hampshire. Coordinates: 43.037032, -70.938391. 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 Newfields includes the ZIP code (03856), telephone area code (603), county seat of Rockingham County (Brentwood), and school district assignment (Exeter Regional Cooperative 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.