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03224

ZIP 03224 is Canterbury, New Hampshire, in Merrimack County; area code 603; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Merrimack
Metro area
Concord, NH
Population
2,392
Coordinates
43.3507, -71.5475
☼ Live from 03224 — Canterbury, NH

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Where 03224 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 03224
  • 🔢 Type 03224 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZZEO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 3,224 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 13 × 31. Its digits add up to 11, a total 714 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110010011000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 03223 (Campton, NH, 36 mi away) and 03225 (Center Barnstead, NH, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 03224 becomes 42230, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 35 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02324, 03242, 04223, 20423, 22034, 22043, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34022 in APO AA, a military post office, 2,225 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 85% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 95%.
  • 🎯1,412 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 03224 and you would come out at 43.35°S, 108.45°E — 885 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 24m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 58m.
  • 📏 At 42.7 square miles of land, 03224 is bigger than 55% of ZIP codes — room for about 32 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,392This ZIP2,392
Households946This ZIP946
Housing units989This ZIP989
Median age48.7This ZIP48.7New Hampshire43.3US 38.9
Median household income$138,125This ZIP$138,125New Hampshire$99,031US $80,734
Median home value$438,500This ZIP$438,500New Hampshire$402,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,136This ZIP$2,136New Hampshire$1,491US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher50.6%This ZIP50.6%
Mean commute31.2 minThis ZIP31.2 min
Population density56.0 / sq miThis ZIP56.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments50This ZIP50
Employees236This ZIP236
Annual payroll$12,841,000This ZIP$12,841,000
Tax returns filed1,350This ZIP1,350
Total adjusted gross income$144,365,000This ZIP$144,365,000

Land area

Land area42.72 sq miThis ZIP42.72 sq mi
Water area0.79 sq miThis ZIP0.79 sq mi

Other place names in 03224

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ZIP codes near 03224

ZIPCityDistance
03307 Loudon, NH 5.2 mi
03276 Tilton, NH 5.7 mi
03302 Concord, NH 6.4 mi
03303 Concord, NH 6.5 mi
03301 Concord, NH 7.8 mi
03252 Lochmere, NH 8.2 mi
03258 Chichester, NH 9.1 mi
03220 Belmont, NH 9.2 mi
03235 Franklin, NH 9.3 mi
03305 Concord, NH 9.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 03224?

03224 is in Canterbury, New Hampshire, in Merrimack County, part of the Concord, NH micropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.3507, -71.5475.

What county is 03224 in?

03224 lies in Merrimack County.

What area code is 03224?

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

What time zone is 03224 in?

03224 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 03224?

About 2,392 people live in ZIP code 03224, in 946 households, at 56.0 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 03224?

$138,125 a year, against $99,031 across New Hampshire.

What ZIP codes are near 03224?

The closest are 03307 (5.2 mi), 03276 (5.7 mi), 03302 (6.4 mi), 03303 (6.5 mi) and 03301 (7.8 mi).

Is 03224 a PO Box ZIP code?

03224 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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