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03249

ZIP 03249 is Gilford, New Hampshire, in Belknap County; area code 603; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Belknap
Metro area
Laconia, NH
Population
7,830
Coordinates
43.5195, -71.3758
☼ Live from 03249 — Gilford, NH

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Where 03249 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 03249
  • 🔢 Type 03249 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GhZEO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 3,249 = 3 × 3 × 19 × 19. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110010110001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 03247 (Laconia, NH, 6 mi away) and 03251 (Lincoln, NH, 42 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 03249 becomes 94230 — and that is a real ZIP code: Sacramento, CA, 2,594 miles away.
  • 👥 51 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02349, 02493, 04239, 04923, 04932, 20394, …). The farthest-flung twin is 93042 in Point Mugu Nawc, CA, 2,662 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 85% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 95%.
  • 🎯1,420 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 03249 and you would come out at 43.52°S, 108.62°E — 891 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 26m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 56m.
  • 📏 At 38.8 square miles of land, 03249 is bigger than 52% of ZIP codes — room for about 29 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,830This ZIP7,830
Households3,044This ZIP3,044
Housing units5,213This ZIP5,213
Median age48.2This ZIP48.2New Hampshire43.3US 38.9
Median household income$116,635This ZIP$116,635New Hampshire$99,031US $80,734
Median home value$456,500This ZIP$456,500New Hampshire$402,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,150This ZIP$1,150New Hampshire$1,491US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher45.4%This ZIP45.4%
Mean commute21.9 minThis ZIP21.9 min
Population density201.9 / sq miThis ZIP201.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments271This ZIP271
Employees2,731This ZIP2,731
Annual payroll$153,659,000This ZIP$153,659,000
Tax returns filed3,950This ZIP3,950
Total adjusted gross income$543,383,000This ZIP$543,383,000

Land area

Land area38.78 sq miThis ZIP38.78 sq mi
Water area14.76 sq miThis ZIP14.76 sq mi

ZIP codes near 03249

ZIPCityDistance
03298 Tilton, NH 3.5 mi
03299 Tilton, NH 3.5 mi
03810 Alton Bay, NH 4.1 mi
03247 Laconia, NH 5.9 mi
03237 Gilmanton, NH 6.1 mi
03220 Belmont, NH 6.2 mi
03246 Laconia, NH 6.6 mi
03837 Gilmanton Iron Works, NH 7.0 mi
03289 Winnisquam, NH 7.4 mi
03252 Lochmere, NH 8.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 03249?

03249 is in Gilford, New Hampshire, in Belknap County, part of the Laconia, NH micropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.5195, -71.3758.

What county is 03249 in?

03249 lies in Belknap County.

What area code is 03249?

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

What time zone is 03249 in?

03249 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 03249?

About 7,830 people live in ZIP code 03249, in 3,044 households, at 201.9 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 03249?

$116,635 a year, against $99,031 across New Hampshire.

What ZIP codes are near 03249?

The closest are 03298 (3.5 mi), 03299 (3.5 mi), 03810 (4.1 mi), 03247 (5.9 mi) and 03237 (6.1 mi).

Is 03249 a PO Box ZIP code?

03249 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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