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Around Sunapee
Distances
Nearest major airport
Boston Logan International Airport (BOS)90 miles away
Closer regional airport
Lebanon Municipal Airport (LEB)19 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Boston, MA91 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
New York, NY211 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Sunapee; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Sunapee
U.S. Representative · New Hampshire’s 2nd DistrictMaggie Goodlander (D)
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
Sunapee had 3,342 residents in the 2020 census, up 9% since 2000.
It’s the 105th largest of 242 towns in New Hampshire by population.
Sullivan County grew from 18,009 residents in 1900 to 43,063 in 2020.
Sullivan County, 1900–2020
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 13°F. About 48.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 85 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Mt Sunapee, NH weather station (4 miles away).
Jobs in Sullivan County
12,071 jobs at 956 businesses in Sullivan County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
10 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Sunapee’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
New London HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · New London5.1 miles
Valley Regional HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Claremont12.4 miles
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.
Places in and around Sunapee
Parks (7 nearby)
Dewey Woods · 94 acres1.1 mi
Tilton Park · 20 acres0.6 mi
Veterans Field · 4 acres0.3 mi
Coffin Park · 4 acres0.5 mi
Ben Mere Park · 3 acres0.7 mi
Bowls of Blodgett Landing · 2 acres3.0 mi
Grocery stores
Shaw's4.6 mi
Hannaford5.1 mi
Kearsarge Cooperative Grocer5.5 mi
Kearsarge Cooperative Grocer5.5 mi
Pharmacies
Rite Aid4.3 mi
Sugar River Pharmacy4.6 mi
Roberts Scarlett Pharmacy5.2 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Abbott Library0.4 mi
Museums (2 nearby)
Sunapee Historical Society0.3 mi
Flanders-Osborne Museum0.7 mi
Theaters and performance venues
Newport Opera House4.3 mi
Chapel5.1 mi
New London Barn Playhouse5.6 mi
Sawyer Fine Arts Center6.0 mi
Counts are within about 3 miles of the center of town.
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Schools in Sunapee
Public schools here are run by Sunapee School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(3)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Sunapee Central SchoolSunapee
K–5
168
Public
0.2 mi
Sunapee Middle High SchoolSunapee
6–8
101
Public
0.2 mi
Sunapee Sr. High SchoolSunapee
9–12
131
Public
0.2 mi
Private schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
Mount Royal AcademySunapee
Pre-K–12
179
Roman Catholic
0.9 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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