Portsmouth

Web site: http://www.portsmouthnh.com/

Population: 20,784 (1990); 25,925 (2000); 20,618 (2006)

Overview
Settled in 1623, Portsmouth claims to be the nation's third-oldest city. It served as a focal point on the Eastern seaboard until the late 1800s when rail travel did in the shipping industry. John Paul Jones' ship The Ranger was built in Portsmouth, and the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (which lies across the river in Maine) was established in 1800 as the country's first Naval shipyard.

Geography
Region: Seacoast
County: Rockingham
Distance from:
o Manchester, NH: 50 miles
o Boston, MA: 50 miles
o New York, NY: 258 miles
o Montreal, Quebec: 294 miles

Town Hall
City of Portsmouth
City Clerk's Office
1 Junkins Avenue
Portsmouth, NH 03801
Phone:(603) 610 - 7245
Fax:(603) 427-1579

Municipal Information
Government: City Manager & Council
Planning Board: Appointed
Police Department: Full time
Fire Department: Full time
Nearest Hospital: Portsmouth Regional

Election Districts
State House District:
Ward 1 - District 86
Ward 2 - District 86
Ward 3 - District 86
Ward 4 - District 86
Ward 5 - District 86
State Senate District: 24
Executive Council District: 3
U.S. Congress House of Representatives District: 1

Schools
Portsmouth School District
http://www.cityofportsmouth.com/school

Portsmouth High School
50 Andrew Jarvis Drive
Portsmouth, NH-03801
Tel: (603) 436-7100
FAX: (603) 427-2320

Portsmouth middle School
155 Parrott Ave
Portsmouth, NH 03801
Phone: (603) 436-5781
FAX: (603) 427-2326

Little Harbour School
50 Clough Drive
Portsmouth, NH 03801
Phone: (603) 436-1708
FAX: (603) 427-2306

New Franklin School
1 Frankin Drive
Portsmouth, NH 03801
Phone: (603) 436-0910 (Direct number)
FAX: (603) 427-2335

Dondero School
32 Van Buren Avenue
Portsmouth, NH 03801
Phone: (603) 436-2231 (Direct number)
FAX: (603) 427-2329

Services
Portsmouth Public Library
175 Parrott Ave
Portsmouth, NH 03801-4452
(603) 427-1540‎
(603) 433-0981‎ - Fax

Portsmouth Athenaeum Library
9 Market Sq
Portsmouth, NH 03801
(603) 431-2538‎
http://portsmouthathenaeum.org/

Portsmouth Police Department
3 Junkins Ave
Portsmouth, NH 03801
(603) 427-1500‎
(603) 436-2145‎
(603) 431-1199

Portsmouth Fire Department
170 Court St
Portsmouth, NH 03801
(603) 427-1515

Utilities
Electric: PSNH
Gas: Northern Utilities
Water Supplier: Portsmouth Water Works
Sanitation: Municipal
Curbside Trash Pickup: Yes
Telephone: Verizon
Cable television service: Yes