ZIP Code 03042

Epping is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 7,125 at the 2020 census, up from 6,411 at the 2010 census. Epping was originally part of Exeter, one of the four original New Hampshire townships. It was the last New Hampshire town chartered by Governor Jonathan Belcher before the Province of New Hampshire was granted a governor who did not also govern the neighboring Province of Massachusetts Bay. The town has a traditional center clustered around Main Street and Route 27, an older road connecting Exeter with Hooksett and Manchester. It has also become a retail center serving the neighboring towns since Route 101 was upgraded to an expressway in the mid-1990s, with strip malls and big-box stores arriving in the 2010s. The area on Route 27 near the Raymond border is known as West Epping, and the town's main village is called East Epping. The Epping census-designated place (CDP) has a total area of 2,7 miles (7.2 km²), all land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km²) of water. The highest point in Epping is Kennard Hill at 4.ard feet (144 m) above sea level, in the town’s northwest corner. It lies fully within the Kennard River watershed, within the New Hampshire Piscataqua River watershed. The Piscatataqua is drained by the Lamprey and Lamprey rivers, which are 0.72 feet (72 m) deep.

History

Epping was originally part of Exeter, one of the four original New Hampshire townships. In 1741, Epping was granted a charter and incorporated as a town. The town was once an important junction of the Worcester, Nashua & Rochester Railroad and the Portsmouth & Concord Railroad, later part of the Boston & Maine Railroad. The north-south WN&R line through town was abandoned in 1932, with a short segment remaining in place south to Fremont to serve a lumber yard and barrel manufacturer. This left the east-west Portsmouth Branch between Manchester and Portsmouth as Epping's only access to the national rail network. Passenger service on the Portsmouth Branch ceased in 1954, although mixed-train service continued until 1960. A regular freight running from Concord to Portsmouth and return served Epping until 1972, after which a local freight out of Concord served the branch as needed, usually once or twice a week. Declining track conditions led to the B&M embargoing the branch in December 1979, with the last trains operating to Epping earlier that year and the final train to Raymond following in July 1980 despite the embargo. The rail was removed in Epping between 1983 and 1985. The railroad beds are now the Rockingham Recreational Trail. The village once known as East Epping gave birth in 1863 to a Methodist camp called Camp Hedding. The place name appears on road signs and the name of a post office and railroad station in 1896. It was the last New Hampshire town chartered by Governor Jonathan Belcher.

Geography

The town has a total area of 26.2 square miles (67.9 km²), of which 26.0 square miles are land. Epping is drained by the Lamprey and Piscassic rivers. The highest point in the town is Kennard Hill at 472 feet (144 m) above sea level. It has attracted chain stores since Route 101 was upgraded to an expressway in the mid-1990s, with strip malls and big-box stores arriving in the 2010s. The town also has a traditional center clustered around Main Street and Route 27, an older road connecting Exeter with Hooksett and Manchester. The area on Route 27 near the Raymond border is known as West Epping. It lies fully within the Piscataqua River (Coastal) watershed. The Epping census-designated place (CDP), has atotal area of 2.7 sq miles (7.0 km²) and 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km) of water, comprising 0.70% of the town. It is located at the crossroads of Route 101 and Route 125, serving the neighboring towns of Exeter, Newmarket, Newfields, and Newfields. It also has an unincorporated area known as Newmarket-Epping, which has a population of 2,000. It was the site of the U.S. Civil War Battle of Lexington and Concord, which took place in 1864 and 1875.

Culture

New England Dragway is New England's only quarter-mile track. Star Speedway is a NASCAR stock-car oval operating on Saturdays. Camp Hedding hosts an annual camp meeting for one week in August and an "olde time fair" on the first Saturday of August every year. An annual canoe race down the Lamprey River occurs on the last weekend in April. Epping has two annual parades, the memorial parade and the Christmas parade. The memorial parade usually includes youth sports teams, scouts, the combined middle and high school marching band, the fire department, police department, and veterans. The Christmas parade includes a few fire trucks and police cars that go around town with a Santa Claus character and his elves throwing candy to any children who are outside. The town of Epping, New England, has a population of about 2,000. It is located in the northern part of the town of Litchfield, New Hampshire, and is home to the New Hampshire State Fair. The state fair is held every year on the third Saturday in August. It also has an annual canoe races down the lamprey river. It has a popular Halloween display during the second half of October, and the town also has a Christmas parade every year, with Santa Claus and other elves throwing treats to the children in the streets. It's the only town in New Hampshire that has a high school football team, the Epping Trotting Trotters, which has been in existence since the 1950s.

Demographics

As of the census of 2010, there were 6,411 people, 2,466 households, and 1,768 families residing in the town. There were 2,723 housing units, of which 257, or 9.4%, were vacant. For the period 2011-2015, the estimated median annual income for a household was $77,750, and the median income. for a family was $86,886. The per capita income for the town was $34,982. 12.1% of the population under the age of 18 and 1.5% of those 65 or older were living in poverty. For every 100 females age 18 and over, There were 94.2 males. The town's population was 96.2% white, 0.3% African American, 0,2% Native American, 1,3% Asian, and 0.03% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander. 1.6% were Hispanic or Latino of any race. The median age was 40.0 years, with a median income of $66,330 for a male full-time worker, and $47,538 for a female. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was2.99. The population of the town in 2010 had a median age of 40 years, and a median household size of 2.70. The city's population in 2010 was 6, 411. For. every 100 Females age 18 or over, there are 96.8 males.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Epping, Rockingham County, New Hampshire = 72.9. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 20. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 10. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Epping = 3.4 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 7,125 individuals with a median age of 41.3 age the population grows by 12.91% in Epping, Rockingham County, New Hampshire population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 274 residents per square mile of area (105.7/km²). There are average 2.31 people per household in the 813 households with an average household income of $49,103 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 7.70% of the available work force and has dropped -5.29% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 21.72%. The number of physicians in Epping per 100,000 population = 180.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Epping = 43.7 inches and the annual snowfall = 60.2 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 110. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 203. 83 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 12.6 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 52, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Epping, Rockingham County, New Hampshire which are owned by the occupant = 60.55%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 31 years with median home cost = $160,880 and home appreciation of -3.47%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $20.47 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $6,210 per student. There are 13.2 students for each teacher in the school, 381 students for each Librarian and 305 students for each Counselor. 9.96% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 5.46% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 0.60% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).