Pike, New Hampshire

Pike is a small unincorporated community within the town of Haverhill, New Hampshire, in the United States. It is located in western Grafton County, approximately 3 miles (5 km) east of the village of Haverhill, on Oliverian Brook. The village was named after Alonzo Pike, who produced sharpening stones and tool and cutter grinders from a local deposit of Bethlehem gneiss.[2]

Pike, New Hampshire
Unincorporated community
Pike is located in New Hampshire
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Pike
Pike is located in the United States
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Pike
Coordinates: 44°01′51″N 72°00′29″W
CountryUnited States
StateNew Hampshire
CountyGrafton
TownHaverhill
Elevation
748 ft (228 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
03780
Area code603
GNIS feature ID869143[1]

New Hampshire Route 25 runs through the community, heading west to the nearby Connecticut River valley and east through Oliverian Notch to the southern foothills of the White Mountains.

Pike has a separate ZIP code (03780) from the rest of Haverhill. The Pike telephone exchange covers the southern half of the town of Haverhill, including Haverhill village, and extends east to include the village of Glencliff in the town of Warren.

References
  1. "Pike". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. "Profile for Pike, New Hampshire". ePodunk. Retrieved May 23, 2010.


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