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Country
  
United States

Town
  
Chesterfield

ZIP code
  
03462

Elevation
  
210 m

County
  
Cheshire

Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

Area code(s)
  
603

Local time
  
Wednesday 9:45 PM

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Weather
  
1°C, Wind NW at 10 km/h, 62% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Spofford Lake, Pisgah State Park, Chesterfield Gorge Natural A

Spofford is an unincorporated community in the northeastern part of the town of Chesterfield in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States. It is situated at the outlet of Spofford Lake and is located along New Hampshire Route 9A. While no population figures are available for Spofford, it is slightly larger than the town-center village of Chesterfield. Children who live in Spofford go to Chesterfield School. Spofford has a different ZIP code (03462) from the rest of Chesterfield.

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Map of Spofford, Chesterfield, NH 03462, USA

Home to Spofford Lake, there are two different beaches to visit. On Route 9A there is Ware's Grove Beach where out-of-town visitors can pay $6 for a day pass or $125 for a season pass. The other is North Shore Beach on North Shore Road, which is open to town residents only.

In the middle of Spofford Lake lies Pierce Island, a state park.

Notable people

  • George Carlin, stand-up comedian/actor; some of Carlin's ashes were spread at the lake after his death. He went to Camp Notre Dame in Spofford when he was young.
  • Joseph Schwantner, composer, Pulitzer Prize winner
  • References

    Spofford, New Hampshire Wikipedia