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History · Center Ossipee

Center Ossipee’s post office opened in 1835, and 39% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1930 on.

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39%homes built before 1940
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How Center Ossipee began

When was Center Ossipee founded?

1835

The Center Ossipee post office opened in 1835, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 526191 years
Founding year: the first Center Ossipee post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Center Ossipee’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Center Ossipee are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Deep rootsA post office since 1835: 191 years of Center Ossipee.
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The story so far

Center Ossipee, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Center Ossipee yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Center Ossipee is a census-designated place in the town of Ossipee in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 526 at the 2020 census. It is one of the two main villages in the town, the other being Ossipee Corner (shown simply as "Ossipee" on topographic maps). Center Ossipee has a separate ZIP code (03814) from other portions of the town of Ossipee.

Its first post office opened in 1835. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 561 to 526 (-6%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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On the map

Center Ossipee on the map, 1930 to 1998

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Center Ossipee. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Center Ossipee on the 1930 USGS mapCenter Ossipee on the 1958 USGS mapCenter Ossipee on the 1987 USGS mapCenter Ossipee on the 1998 USGS map1930Ossipee Lake sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Center Ossipee.

Questions about Center Ossipee’s history

What year was Center Ossipee founded?

The Center Ossipee post office opened in 1835, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people and U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.