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03043

ZIP 03043 is Francestown, New Hampshire, in Hillsborough County; area code 603; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Hillsborough
Population
1,398
Coordinates
42.9941, -71.8161
☼ Live from 03043 — Francestown, NH

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Where 03043 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 03043
  • 🔢 Type 03043 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhOEO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 3,043 = 17 × 179. Its digits add up to 10, a total 513 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 101111100011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 03042 (Epping, NH, 37 mi away) and 03044 (Fremont, NH, 35 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 03043 becomes 34030 — and that is a real ZIP code: APO AA, a military post office, 4,905 miles away.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03034, 03304, 04033, 04330, 30034, 30043, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34030 in APO AA, a military post office, 4,905 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 95%.
  • 🎯1,398 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 03043 and you would come out at 42.99°S, 108.18°E — 870 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 22m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 00m.
  • 📏 At 29.8 square miles of land, 03043 is bigger than 46% of ZIP codes — room for about 23 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,398This ZIP1,398
Households573This ZIP573
Housing units712This ZIP712
Median age51.2This ZIP51.2New Hampshire43.3US 38.9
Median household income$104,063This ZIP$104,063New Hampshire$99,031US $80,734
Median home value$408,200This ZIP$408,200New Hampshire$402,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,358This ZIP$1,358New Hampshire$1,491US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher52.9%This ZIP52.9%
Mean commute41.9 minThis ZIP41.9 min
Population density46.9 / sq miThis ZIP46.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments26This ZIP26
Employees144This ZIP144
Annual payroll$6,379,000This ZIP$6,379,000
Tax returns filed840This ZIP840
Total adjusted gross income$98,121,000This ZIP$98,121,000

Land area

Land area29.78 sq miThis ZIP29.78 sq mi
Water area0.56 sq miThis ZIP0.56 sq mi

Other place names in 03043

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ZIP codes near 03043

ZIPCityDistance
03442 Bennington, NH 4.8 mi
03047 Greenfield, NH 5.0 mi
03070 New Boston, NH 6.7 mi
03082 Lyndeborough, NH 7.2 mi
03281 Weare, NH 8.1 mi
03057 Mont Vernon, NH 8.5 mi
03468 West Peterborough, NH 9.3 mi
03449 Hancock, NH 9.4 mi
03440 Antrim, NH 9.5 mi
03244 Hillsborough, NH 10.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 03043?

03043 is in Francestown, New Hampshire, in Hillsborough County, part of the Manchester-Nashua, NH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.9941, -71.8161.

What county is 03043 in?

03043 lies in Hillsborough County.

What area code is 03043?

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

What time zone is 03043 in?

03043 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 03043?

About 1,398 people live in ZIP code 03043, in 573 households, at 46.9 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 03043?

$104,063 a year, against $99,031 across New Hampshire.

What ZIP codes are near 03043?

The closest are 03442 (4.8 mi), 03047 (5 mi), 03070 (6.7 mi), 03082 (7.2 mi) and 03281 (8.1 mi).

Is 03043 a PO Box ZIP code?

03043 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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