West Ossipee, New Hampshire

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West Ossipee, New Hampshire
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Intersection of NH 16 and NH 41 in West Ossipee. Nickerson Mountain, site of former Mt. Whittier Ski Area, rises in background.
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West Ossipee
Coordinates: 43°49′29″N71°12′19″W / 43.82472°N 71.20528°W / 43.82472; -71.20528 Coordinates: 43°49′29″N71°12′19″W / 43.82472°N 71.20528°W / 43.82472; -71.20528
Country United States
State New Hampshire
County Carroll
Town Ossipee
Elevation 433 ft (132 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 03890
Area code(s) 603
GNIS feature ID 870784 [1]

West Ossipee is an unincorporated community in the town of Ossipee in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. It is located near the northern boundary of the town, along New Hampshire Route 16, leading north towards Conway and south towards Rochester. Route 41 departs from the village, heading northeast to Silver Lake and Madison. Route 25 leads west towards Tamworth and Moultonborough. The Bearcamp River runs along the southwest side of the village. The Whittier Bridge is a historic covered bridge that crosses the river just west of the village.

Unincorporated area Region of land not governed by own local government

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not governed by a local municipal corporation; similarly an unincorporated community is a settlement that is not governed by its own local municipal corporation, but rather is administered as part of larger administrative divisions, such as a township, parish, borough, county, city, canton, state, province or country. Occasionally, municipalities dissolve or disincorporate, which may happen if they become fiscally insolvent, and services become the responsibility of a higher administration. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. In most other countries of the world, there are either no unincorporated areas at all, or these are very rare; typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or uninhabited areas.

Ossipee, New Hampshire Town in New Hampshire, United States

Ossipee is a town in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 4,345 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Carroll County. Ossipee, which includes several villages, is a resort area and home to part of Pine River State Forest.

Carroll County, New Hampshire County in the United States

Carroll County is a county in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. As of the 2010 census, the population was 47,818, making it the third-least populous county in New Hampshire. Its county seat is Ossipee. The county was created in 1840 and organized at Ossipee from towns removed from Strafford County. It was named in honor of Charles Carroll of Carrollton, who had died in 1832, the last surviving signer of the United States Declaration of Independence.

West Ossipee has a separate ZIP code (03890) from the rest of Ossipee.

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New Hampshire Route 171 highway in New Hampshire

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Squamscott River river in the United States of America

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Pine River (New Hampshire) river located in eastern New Hampshire in the United States

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Bearcamp River river in the United States of America

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Chocorua River river in the United States of America

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West Branch (New Hampshire) river in eastern New Hampshire, United States

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The Lovell River is a 9.5-mile (15.3 km) long river located in eastern New Hampshire in the United States. It is a tributary of Ossipee Lake, part of the Saco River watershed leading to the Atlantic Ocean.

The Dan Hole River is a 5.1-mile (8.2 km) long river in the town of Ossipee in eastern New Hampshire in the United States. Its waters flow via the Beech River, Pine River, Ossipee Lake, the Ossipee River, and the Saco River to the Gulf of Maine, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean.

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Whittier Bridge

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