Town guide

Sargents Purchase, New Hampshire

Sargents Purchase is a purchase in Coos County, New Hampshire, home to about 45 people across 26 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 03593.

Homes sold for a median of $186 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.

Population452 per sq mi
Price per sq ft$186Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026

ZIP codes in Sargents Purchase

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Sargents Purchase

Distances

Nearest major airportPortland International Jetport (PWM)70 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Boston, MA142 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+New York, NY290 miles away

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

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

Who represents Sargents Purchase

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

It’s the 236th largest of 242 towns in New Hampshire by population.

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

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 79°F in summer, and winter lows average 6°F. About 43.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Sargents PurchaseJan: high 27°F, low 6°F, 3.1 in; Feb: high 30°F, low 7°F, 2.5 in; Mar: high 39°F, low 16°F, 2.9 in; Apr: high 52°F, low 29°F, 3.5 in; May: high 67°F, low 42°F, 3.6 in; Jun: high 74°F, low 50°F, 4.2 in; Jul: high 79°F, low 55°F, 4.2 in; Aug: high 78°F, low 52°F, 4 in; Sep: high 70°F, low 44°F, 3.5 in; Oct: high 57°F, low 34°F, 4.9 in; Nov: high 44°F, low 25°F, 3.5 in; Dec: high 33°F, low 14°F, 3.3 in27°6°Jan3.130°7°Feb2.539°16°Mar2.952°29°Apr3.567°42°May3.674°50°Jun4.279°55°Jul4.278°52°Aug4.070°44°Sep3.557°34°Oct4.944°25°Nov3.533°14°Dec3.3Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Gorham Ap, NH weather station (4 miles 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

  • Androscoggin Valley HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Berlin9.8 miles
  • Weeks Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · Lancaster15.6 miles
  • Memorial Hospital, theCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · North Conway22.9 miles

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

Places in and around Sargents Purchase

Parks (5 nearby)

  • Durand Lake · 52 acres0.5 mi
  • Mossy Glen · 4 acres0.2 mi
  • Moose Brook State Park · 3 acres3.0 mi
  • Randolf Springs Town Park · 3 acres2.3 mi
  • William H. Peek Memorial Park · 1 acres0.7 mi

Grocery stores

  • Save-A-Lot5.1 mi
  • Walmart Supercenter5.5 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Randolph Public Library0.1 mi

Museums

  • Gorham Historical Society & Railroad Museum5.2 mi

Counts are within about 3.5 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.

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Towns near Sargents Purchase

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Shares ZIP codes with Randolph, Beans Grant, Chandlers Purchase, Cutts Grant, Hadleys Purchase, Low and Burbanks Grant and Thompson and Meserves Purchase.

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