Welcome to Keene ...

The city of Keene is located in Cheshire County<1> and is the County Seat for Cheshire County.

Keene was established in 1736.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Keene has a population of 22,648 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Keene is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Keene lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Keene: (603)

The ZIP code for Keene: 03431<4>

Websites for Keene ...

Official Website: www.ci.keene.nh.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Keene had an population of 22,648 people. This is a decrease of 3.25% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 0.38% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Keene had a population of 23,409 people (or 30.36% of the total population of Cheshire County). This makes Keene the county's most populous community.

The population of Keene represents 1.78% of the total population of New Hampshire (which has 1,316,470 people), making it the state's 11th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 23,409 people, the population of Keene increased 3.75% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 22,563 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Keene.

Communities Also Named Keene ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Keene - they are located in California, Colorado (2), Florida (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Nebraska, New York (2), North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Keene.

Communities near Keene ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Keene.

• Brattleboro
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brattleboro have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brattleboro
  • Brattleboro is located in Windham County (VT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,257 people
• Peterborough
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peterborough have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterborough
  • Peterborough is located in Hillsborough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,743 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peterborough <6>
• Rindge
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rindge
  • Rindge is located in Cheshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,129 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rindge <6>
• Jaffrey
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jaffrey have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaffrey
  • Jaffrey is located in Cheshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jaffrey <6>
• Winchester
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Cheshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <6>
• Walpole
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walpole
  • Walpole is located in Cheshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,032 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walpole <6>
• Hinsdale
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hinsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinsdale
  • Hinsdale is located in Cheshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hinsdale <6>
• Chesterfield
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
  • Chesterfield is located in Cheshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterfield <6>
• Bellows Falls
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellows Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellows Falls
  • Bellows Falls is located in Windham County (VT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,967 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellows Falls <6>
• Northfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
  • Northfield is located in Franklin County (MA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,958 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Keene. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Keene.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Keene. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Keene.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Keene. Our list includes 41 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Keene.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Keene ...

Looking for more information about Keene? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Keene, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Keene.

Adding Keene to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Keene in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Keene was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found Keene in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Keene.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Keene: www.ci.keene.nh.us/

The official website for Cheshire County: www.co.cheshire.nh.us/

The official website for State of New Hampshire: https://www.nh.gov/