Tilton is a town on the Winnipesaukee River in Belknap County, New Hampshire, United States.

[4] These two names refer to the bridge, built in 1763, that crossed the Winnipesaukee River from Canterbury to Sanbornton and onto what is now Main Street in Tilton.

[a] Nathaniel Tilton established an iron foundry and the area's first hotel, the Dexter House.

The attached carriage house was renovated in 1980 to become the Helene Grant Daly Art Center.

The highest point in Tilton is 866 feet (264 m) above sea level, along the town's northern border, near the summit of Calef Hill.

Tilton is considered the gateway to the Lakes Region of the state, and a large commercial and retail district has sprung up at the intersection of the five aforementioned routes, just off Exit 20 of I-93.

The historic village of Tilton is located a short distance to the west of the new commercial development, on the northern banks of the Winnipesaukee.

On the New Hampshire Executive Council, Tilton is in the 1st district, represented by Republican Joseph Kenney.