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03242

ZIP 03242 is Henniker, New Hampshire, in Merrimack County; area code 603; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Merrimack
Metro area
Concord, NH
Population
6,197
Coordinates
43.1694, -71.8312
☼ Live from 03242 — Henniker, NH

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Where 03242 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 03242
  • 🔢 Type 03242 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhZEO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 3,242 = 2 × 1621. Its digits add up to 11, a total 714 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110010101010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 03241 (Hebron, NH, 37 mi away) and 03243 (Hill, NH, 25 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 03242 becomes 24230 — and that is a real ZIP code: Coeburn, VA, 705 miles away.
  • 👥 35 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02324, 03224, 04223, 20423, 22034, 22043, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34022 in APO AA, a military post office, 2,207 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 95%.
  • 🎯1,397 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 03242 and you would come out at 43.17°S, 108.17°E — 881 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 23m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 59m.
  • 📏 At 44.1 square miles of land, 03242 is bigger than 56% of ZIP codes — room for about 33 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,197This ZIP6,197
Households2,121This ZIP2,121
Housing units2,305This ZIP2,305
Median age31.1This ZIP31.1New Hampshire43.3US 38.9
Median household income$95,206This ZIP$95,206New Hampshire$99,031US $80,734
Median home value$356,700This ZIP$356,700New Hampshire$402,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,081This ZIP$1,081New Hampshire$1,491US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher41.4%This ZIP41.4%
Mean commute20.2 minThis ZIP20.2 min
Population density140.5 / sq miThis ZIP140.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments134This ZIP134
Employees2,136This ZIP2,136
Annual payroll$79,521,000This ZIP$79,521,000
Tax returns filed2,170This ZIP2,170
Total adjusted gross income$209,854,000This ZIP$209,854,000

Land area

Land area44.12 sq miThis ZIP44.12 sq mi
Water area0.68 sq miThis ZIP0.68 sq mi

Other place names in 03242

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ZIP codes near 03242

ZIPCityDistance
03244 Hillsborough, NH 5.7 mi
03229 Contoocook, NH 7.1 mi
03221 Bradford, NH 8.9 mi
03281 Weare, NH 9.0 mi
03278 Warner, NH 9.6 mi
03273 South Sutton, NH 10.4 mi
03440 Antrim, NH 10.4 mi
03442 Bennington, NH 10.9 mi
03046 Dunbarton, NH 11.9 mi
03272 South Newbury, NH 12.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 03242?

03242 is in Henniker, New Hampshire, in Merrimack County, part of the Concord, NH micropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.1694, -71.8312.

What county is 03242 in?

03242 lies in Merrimack County.

What area code is 03242?

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

What time zone is 03242 in?

03242 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 03242?

About 6,197 people live in ZIP code 03242, in 2,121 households, at 140.5 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 03242?

$95,206 a year, against $99,031 across New Hampshire.

What ZIP codes are near 03242?

The closest are 03244 (5.7 mi), 03229 (7.1 mi), 03221 (8.9 mi), 03281 (9 mi) and 03278 (9.6 mi).

Is 03242 a PO Box ZIP code?

03242 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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