Portsmouth, New Hampshire
About Portsmouth
Portsmouth is a close-knit town in southeastern New Hampshire counting 22,938 people who proudly call it home. It ranks as the 7th largest city in New Hampshire.
Portsmouth holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 15.66 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,465 residents per square mile.
📰 Portsmouth News Today
- Video: Fishermen spot great white shark off NH coast WMUR · Aug 15
- New Ranking Of NH's Public High Schools Released By U.S. News; Portsmouth Makes Top 15 Patch · Aug 18
- This Portsmouth spot was named NH’s most iconic Italian restaurant Seacoastonline.com · Aug 18
- Things to Do in Portsmouth, New Hampshire University of New Hampshire · Jun 15
- How the new federal housing act will affect NH’s real estate crunch New Hampshire Public Radio · Aug 17
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Portsmouth Unique
- A top-25 city in New Hampshire by population (#7 of 13 incorporated places).
- Positioned in southeastern New Hampshire, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
- Home to 5.2% of New Hampshire's city-dwelling population.
Why People Love It Here
- Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
- Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 22,938.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Portsmouth
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Portsmouth
- Applebee's — american
- Aroma Joe's — coffee shop (café)
- Atlantic Grill — fish
- Bangkok Street Thai Kitchen — thai
- Dinnerhorn
- Eight Square 八方 — chinese
- FIVE81°NE — asian
- Greenland Famous Roast Beef — american
- Habibi — international
- Hebert's Restaurant — american
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Discover Portsmouth · Museum
- The Button Factory · Art gallery
- Water Country · Theme park
- Jackson House · Museum
- John Paul Jones House · Museum
- Regina Piantedosi Gallery · Art gallery
- Rundlet-May House Museum · Museum
- Town Museum and Rye Historical Society · Museum
- Triple Giant Slides · Attraction
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Portsmouth
- Great Bay National Wildlife Refuge · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Odiorne Point State Park reviews ★
- Rye Harbor State Park reviews ★
- Urban Forestry Center · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Caswell Park reviews ★
- Clough Field reviews ★
- Community Campus reviews ★
- Creek Farm Reservation · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Glenn Cove Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Goodwin Park reviews ★
- Great Bog Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Lafayette Playground reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Portsmouth
- Greenland Central School
- Little Harbour School
- Mary C. Dondero Elementary School
- New Franklin School
- PEEP School - Pre School Program
- Portsmouth High School
- Portsmouth Middle School
- Rye Elementary School
- Rye Junior High School
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare
- Portsmouth Regional Hospital ★★★ (3/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.