Hancock, New Hampshire

About Hancock

Hancock is a small unincorporated community in southwestern New Hampshire.

Hancock holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.36 square miles.

📰 Hancock News Today

• Take a look inside New Hampshire’s oldest continuously operated inn after a makeover Boston.com · Aug 13
• Anne Kenney Obituary (1935 - 2026) - Hancock, NH - Monadnock Ledger-Transcript Legacy obituary · Aug 5
• Hancock residents debate new cell tower proposal - Monadnock Ledger-Transcript Monadnock Ledger-Transcript · Jun 22
• An 18th-Century New Hampshire Inn Is Reborn As The Inn At Hancock Forbes · Apr 8
• One of Oldest Hotels in the United States Just Reopened After a Three-Year Restoration Town & Country Magazine · May 1

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Hancock Unique

• One of 7 places in the US named Hancock — but the New Hampshire one has a character all its own.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southwestern New Hampshire, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Hancock

• Harrisville General Store

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Seven Maples Campground · Arcade

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Hancock

• Beech Hill Trails · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Carpenter Marsh Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Cranberry Meadow · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Evas Marsh Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Hancock Common reviews ★
• Harris Center Conservation Land · Nature reserve reviews ★
• John Kulish Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Juggernaut Pond Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Kepner Meadow · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Louis Cabot Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Moose Brook Park reviews ★
• Nelson Town Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Hancock

• Hancock Elementary School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Hancock

🏘️ Nearby Communities