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03229

ZIP 03229 is Contoocook, New Hampshire, in Merrimack County; area code 603; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Merrimack
Metro area
Concord, NH
Population
6,046
Coordinates
43.2022, -71.6968
☼ Live from 03229 — Contoocook, NH

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Where 03229 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 03229
  • 🔢 Type 03229 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GZZEO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 03229 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110010011101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 03227 (Center Sandwich, NH, 44 mi away) and 03230 (Danbury, NH, 24 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 03229 becomes 92230 — and that is a real ZIP code: Cabazon, CA, 2,486 miles away.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02293, 20239, 20392, 22039, 22309, 22903, …). The farthest-flung twin is 93022 in Oak View, CA, 2,598 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 95%.
  • 🎯1,404 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 03229 and you would come out at 43.20°S, 108.30°E — 880 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 23m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 59m.
  • 📏 At 43.3 square miles of land, 03229 is bigger than 56% of ZIP codes — room for about 33 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,046This ZIP6,046
Households2,127This ZIP2,127
Housing units2,389This ZIP2,389
Median age45.1This ZIP45.1New Hampshire43.3US 38.9
Median household income$137,386This ZIP$137,386New Hampshire$99,031US $80,734
Median home value$506,100This ZIP$506,100New Hampshire$402,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,270This ZIP$1,270New Hampshire$1,491US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher58.1%This ZIP58.1%
Mean commute22.2 minThis ZIP22.2 min
Population density139.6 / sq miThis ZIP139.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments137This ZIP137
Employees1,728This ZIP1,728
Annual payroll$103,253,000This ZIP$103,253,000
Tax returns filed3,080This ZIP3,080
Total adjusted gross income$445,674,000This ZIP$445,674,000

Land area

Land area43.32 sq miThis ZIP43.32 sq mi
Water area1.79 sq miThis ZIP1.79 sq mi

Other place names in 03229

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ZIP codes near 03229

ZIPCityDistance
03242 Henniker, NH 7.1 mi
03301 Concord, NH 7.5 mi
03046 Dunbarton, NH 7.7 mi
03302 Concord, NH 7.7 mi
03303 Concord, NH 7.7 mi
03281 Weare, NH 8.6 mi
03305 Concord, NH 9.1 mi
03304 Bow, NH 9.3 mi
03278 Warner, NH 10.2 mi
03244 Hillsborough, NH 12.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 03229?

03229 is in Contoocook, New Hampshire, in Merrimack County, part of the Concord, NH micropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.2022, -71.6968.

What county is 03229 in?

03229 lies in Merrimack County.

What area code is 03229?

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

What time zone is 03229 in?

03229 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 03229?

About 6,046 people live in ZIP code 03229, in 2,127 households, at 139.6 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 03229?

$137,386 a year, against $99,031 across New Hampshire.

What ZIP codes are near 03229?

The closest are 03242 (7.1 mi), 03301 (7.5 mi), 03046 (7.7 mi), 03302 (7.7 mi) and 03303 (7.7 mi).

Is 03229 a PO Box ZIP code?

03229 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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