Gilsum is a town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, home to about 716 people across 17 square miles. Its ZIP code is 03448.
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| Nearest major airport | Bradley International Airport (BDL)79 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Rutland - Southern Vermont Regional Airport (RUT)48 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Boston, MA80 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | New York, NY185 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Gilsum; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Gilsum had 752 residents in the 2020 census, down 3% since 2000.
It’s the 206th largest of 242 towns in New Hampshire by population.
Cheshire County grew from 31,321 residents in 1900 to 76,458 in 2020.
Cheshire County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 10°F. About 46.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 60 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Keene, NH weather station (7 miles away).
27,755 jobs at 2,001 businesses in Cheshire County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Gilsum.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 1 |
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Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (1 nearby)
Libraries
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 3 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.
Public schools here are run by Monadnock Regional School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
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| Gilsum STEAM AcademyGilsum | K–6 | 50 | Public | 0.9 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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