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Nelson ZIP code, New Hampshire

The ZIP code for Nelson, NH is 03457, and its area code is 603.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
802
Area code
603

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Nelson itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Harrisville (4.4 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Nelson in numbers

About 802 people live in Nelson, in 305 households. The median household income is $100,625 a year, about the same as the New Hampshire median of $99,031 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $353,300 (12% below the New Hampshire median).

Population802Nelson802
Households305Nelson305
Median household income$100,625Nelson$100,625New Hampshire$99,031US $80,734
Median home value$353,300Nelson$353,300New Hampshire$402,500US $332,700

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the ZIP code addressed as Nelson. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Nelson

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Nelson
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
03457 Nelson , NH Standard 802 $100,625 $353,300

Map of Nelson ZIP codes

03457

The ZIP codes of Nelson, NH, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Nelson

The nearest larger towns are Marlborough (1,048 people, 8.0 mi), Antrim (1,265 people, 9.2 mi) and Keene (22,939 people, 9.9 mi).

Towns near Nelson
TownPopulationDistance
Keene 22,939 9.9 mi
Peterborough 2,539 11.7 mi
Jaffrey 3,277 13.9 mi
Bellows Falls, VT 2,891 19.4 mi
Henniker 2,993 19.8 mi
Winchendon, MA 4,331 22.4 mi
Brattleboro, VT 7,657 24.1 mi
Milford 8,956 25.2 mi
Newport 4,758 25.4 mi
West Brattleboro, VT 2,749 26.2 mi
Goffstown 3,490 26.5 mi
Baldwinville, MA 2,528 27.4 mi
Springfield, VT 4,237 27.4 mi
Orange, MA 3,737 28.6 mi

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