Town guide

Cambridge, New Hampshire

Cambridge is a township in Coos County, New Hampshire, home to about 22 people across 51 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 03579.

Homes sold for a median of $283 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.

Population220 per sq mi
Price per sq ft$283Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026

ZIP codes in Cambridge

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Cambridge

Distances

Nearest major airportPortland International Jetport (PWM)90 miles away
Closer regional airportAugusta State Airport (AUG)74 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Boston, MA171 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+New York, NY319 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Cambridge; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Cambridge

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Cambridge had 16 residents in the 2020 census, up 60% since 2000.

It’s the 238th largest of 242 towns in New Hampshire by population.

Coos County grew from 29,468 residents in 1900 to 31,268 in 2020.

Cambridge population by census2000: 10, 2010: 8, 2020: 1610200082010162020

Coos County, 1900–2020

Coos County population, 1900 to 20201900: 29,468, 1910: 30,753, 1920: 36,093, 1930: 38,959, 1940: 39,274, 1950: 35,932, 1960: 37,140, 1970: 34,291, 1980: 35,147, 1990: 34,828, 2000: 33,111, 2010: 33,055, 2020: 31,26829K’00’1036K’20’3039K’40’5037K’60’7035K’80’9033K’00’1031K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 77°F in summer, and winter lows average -1°F. About 44.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near CambridgeJan: high 23°F, low 1°F, 3 in; Feb: high 26°F, low -1°F, 2.6 in; Mar: high 36°F, low 11°F, 2.8 in; Apr: high 49°F, low 26°F, 3.5 in; May: high 63°F, low 39°F, 3.6 in; Jun: high 72°F, low 48°F, 4.8 in; Jul: high 77°F, low 52°F, 4.1 in; Aug: high 75°F, low 50°F, 4.2 in; Sep: high 68°F, low 43°F, 3.7 in; Oct: high 55°F, low 32°F, 5.1 in; Nov: high 41°F, low 23°F, 3.5 in; Dec: high 29°F, low 10°F, 3.8 in23°1°Jan3.026°-1°Feb2.636°11°Mar2.849°26°Apr3.563°39°May3.672°48°Jun4.877°52°Jul4.175°50°Aug4.268°43°Sep3.755°32°Oct5.141°23°Nov3.529°10°Dec3.8Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Errol Ap, NH weather station (about a mile away).

Jobs in Coos County

8,380 jobs at 809 businesses in Coos County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Coos CountyHealth care and social assistance: 1,867 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 1,676 jobs; Retail trade: 1,624 jobs; Manufacturing: 579 jobs; Administrative and support: 361 jobs; Other services: 360 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 300 jobs; Arts, entertainment and recreation: 253 jobsHealth care and social assistance 22% Hotels and restaurants 20% Retail trade 19% Manufacturing 7% Administrative and support 4% Other services 4% Transportation and warehousing 4% Arts, entertainment and recreation 3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

Nearest hospitals

  • Upper Connecticut Valley HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Colebrook18.0 miles
  • Androscoggin Valley HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Berlin21.6 miles
  • Weeks Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · Lancaster29.6 miles

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.

Places in and around Cambridge

Parks (2 nearby)

  • Mollidgewock State Park · 56 acres4.0 mi
  • Androscoggin Wayside Park · 8 acres4.3 mi

Counts are within about 4.5 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Cambridge

Public schools here are run by Errol School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Errol Consolidated Elementary SchoolErrolK–810Public1.4 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Towns near Cambridge

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Shares ZIP codes with Errol, Lincoln Plantation, Magalloway, Upton, North Oxford UT, Wentworth Location, Millsfield, Dixs Grant and Second College Grant.

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