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03042

ZIP 03042 is Epping, New Hampshire, mostly in Rockingham County; area code 603; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Rockingham +1 more
Population
7,430
Coordinates
43.0510, -71.0883
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Where 03042 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 03042
  • 🔢 Type 03042 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhOEO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 3,042 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 13 × 13. Its digits add up to 9, a total 375 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101111100010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 03041 (East Derry, NH, 15 mi away) and 03043 (Francestown, NH, 37 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 03042 becomes 24030 — and that is a real ZIP code: Roanoke, VA, 615 miles away.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02043, 02304, 02340, 03240, 04032, 04230, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34020 in APO AA, a military post office, 2,419 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 96%.
  • 🎯1,435 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 03042 and you would come out at 43.05°S, 108.91°E — 855 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 22m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 00m.
  • 📏 At 26.0 square miles of land, 03042 is bigger than 43% of ZIP codes — room for about 20 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,430This ZIP7,430
Households3,169This ZIP3,169
Housing units3,281This ZIP3,281
Median age45.1This ZIP45.1New Hampshire43.3US 38.9
Median household income$104,220This ZIP$104,220New Hampshire$99,031US $80,734
Median home value$436,900This ZIP$436,900New Hampshire$402,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,742This ZIP$1,742New Hampshire$1,491US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher37.0%This ZIP37.0%
Mean commute32.2 minThis ZIP32.2 min
Population density285.3 / sq miThis ZIP285.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments234This ZIP234
Employees3,169This ZIP3,169
Annual payroll$125,608,000This ZIP$125,608,000
Tax returns filed3,960This ZIP3,960
Total adjusted gross income$354,944,000This ZIP$354,944,000

Land area

Land area26.04 sq miThis ZIP26.04 sq mi
Water area0.18 sq miThis ZIP0.18 sq mi

Counties 03042 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Rockingham County 99.9%
Strafford County 0.1%

Other place names in 03042

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ZIP codes near 03042

ZIPCityDistance
03044 Fremont, NH 3.8 mi
03843 Hampton, NH 4.9 mi
03290 Nottingham, NH 5.9 mi
03077 Raymond, NH 5.9 mi
03856 Newfields, NH 6.1 mi
03861 Lee, NH 6.2 mi
03857 Newmarket, NH 7.3 mi
03833 Exeter, NH 7.4 mi
03819 Danville, NH 7.7 mi
03040 East Candia, NH 8.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 03042?

03042 is in Epping, New Hampshire, in Rockingham County, part of the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.0510, -71.0883.

What county is 03042 in?

03042 spans 2 counties: Rockingham County and Strafford County. Most of it falls in Rockingham County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 03042?

Epping uses area code 603, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 03042 in?

03042 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 03042?

About 7,430 people live in ZIP code 03042, in 3,169 households, at 285.3 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 03042?

$104,220 a year, against $99,031 across New Hampshire.

What ZIP codes are near 03042?

The closest are 03044 (3.8 mi), 03843 (4.9 mi), 03290 (5.9 mi), 03077 (5.9 mi) and 03856 (6.1 mi).

Is 03042 a PO Box ZIP code?

03042 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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