Welcome to the Pittsfield Town
Website!
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Pittsfield is a small rural community of about 4,500
residents, located in Merrimack County, nestled in the
Suncook Valley region of NH approx. 600' above sea level. Pittsfield is known for its beautiful
landscape, farm land, country setting and the well-known
Hot Air
Balloon Festival
that takes place every August.
The historic downtown village of Pittsfield offers a high school,
elementary school, library, two grocery stores, two banks,
restaurants, auto repair shops, a gas station, dentist office, post office, drug store, a
hardware store, NH State Liquor Store and many other small businesses
which service our residents.
Click here
for a list of local businesses that make
Pittsfield a great place to live and work. Everything in
the downtown village is within walking distance. Pittsfield
is also home to Globe Manufacturing Company, LLC. Globe
Manufacturing is a world leader in firefighter suit
manufacturing and employs nearly 400 people. Globe
Manufacturing has been in Pittsfield, NH since 1901.
Use the links on the left to find town government and
department information as well as local news and events.
If
you are new to the area, or considering moving to
Pittsfield, see our Resources
for New Residents.
Upcoming Public
Meetings and Town Events
A Little Bit of
History...
Founded in
1768 by John Cram, initially Pittsfield was a collection of
farms with several small centers of activity: The Lower
City, Upper City, South Pittsfield, Knowltons Corners and
the Berry District. Each of these places had a
number of homes and some combination of stores,
churches, schools and mills. Within a few decades,
the "Lower City" along the Suncook River became the
dominant political, social and industrial center of
activity in Pittsfield. The town of Pittsfield New
Hampshire was incorporated on March 22, 1782 and its
first meeting house erected in 1789....
More Pittsfield NH History
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