Derry, NH

Derry, New Hampshire
— Town —
Broadway c. 1905
Seal
Nickname(s): "Spacetown"
Location in Rockingham County, New Hampshire
Coordinates: 42°52′50″N 71°19′38″W / 42.88056°N 71.32722°W / 42.88056; -71.32722Coordinates: 42°52′50″N 71°19′38″W / 42.88056°N 71.32722°W / 42.88056; -71.32722
Country	United States
State	New Hampshire
County	Rockingham
Incorporated	1827
Government
• Town Council	Brad Benson, Chair David Milz Phyllis Katsakiores Michael D. Fairbanks Brian Chirichiello Joel Olbricht Neil Wetherbee
Area
• Total	36.5 sq mi (94.5 km2)
• Land	35.6 sq mi (92.2 km2)
• Water	0.9 sq mi (2.3 km2) 2.39%
Elevation	282 ft (86 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	33,109
• Density	910/sq mi (350/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	Eastern (UTC-4)
ZIP code	03038
Area code(s)	603
FIPS code	33-17940
GNIS feature ID	0873578
Website	www.derry-nh.org

Derry is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 33,109 at the 2010 census.^[1] Although it is a town and not a city, Derry is the fourth most-populous community in the state. The town's nickname, "Spacetown", derives from the fact that Derry is the birthplace of Alan Shepard, the first astronaut from the United States in space.^[2] Derry was also for a time the home of the poet Robert Frost and his family.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 36.5 square miles (94.5 km²), of which 35.6 square miles (92.2 km²) is land and 0.9 square miles (2.3 km²) is water, comprising 2.39% of the town.^[5] Derry is drained by Beaver Brook. The highest point in the town is Warner Hill, at 605 feet (184 m) above sea level, where from the top one can see the Boston skyline on a clear day. Derry lies almost fully within the Merrimack River watershed, with a small section along the northern border of town lying in the Piscataqua River watershed.^[6]

The urban part of the town, defined as a census-designated place (CDP), is located near the western border of the town and covers an area of 15.7 square miles (41 km²), about 42.8% of the area of the town. 15.4 sq mi (40 km²) of the CDP is land, and 0.2 sq mi (0.52 km²) of it is water, about 1.60% of the total area of the CDP. The village of East Derry is located approximately 2 miles (3 km) east of the CDP and close to the geographic center of the town.