The town is the home of the only U.S. Lindt & Sprüngli factory and the headquarters of the Timberland Corporation.

[3] The town is unusual among New England settlements of its size in having been comprehensively mapped in 1793 by Phinehas Merrill.

[5][6] The town has multiple properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places, including the John Crockett House, Emery Farm, and original Wiggin Memorial Library building.

[1] Most of Stratham is drained by the Squamscott River, a north-flowing tributary of Great Bay.

The east side of the town drains to the Winnicut River, which also flows to Great Bay.

Stratham Hill Park and nearby Gordon Barker Town Forest offer a combined trail system for hikers and mountain bikers.

Additionally, the New Hampshire Route 101 expressway passes through the southern portion of town.

[8][9][10] The 2010 census showed hat there were 2,746 households in Stratham, out of which 37.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.0% were headed by married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.5% were non-families.

[12] According to their website, the "Stratham Police are very community oriented and are involved in several events such as National Night Out, Coffee With a Cop, Bike Rodeos, Family Fun Day, and many others.

The Cooperative Middle School (CMS) is located at 100 Academic Way and includes grades 6–8.