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03251

ZIP 03251 is Lincoln, New Hampshire, in Grafton County; area code 603; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Grafton
Population
1,461
Coordinates
44.0947, -71.6314
☼ Live from 03251 — Lincoln, NH

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Where 03251 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 03251
  • 🔢 Type 03251 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ISZEO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 03251 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 11, a total 714 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110010110011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 03249 (Gilford, NH, 42 mi away) and 03252 (Lochmere, NH, 44 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 03251 becomes 15230 — and that is a real ZIP code: Pittsburgh, PA, 498 miles away.
  • 👥 73 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01235, 01253, 01523, 01532, 02135, 02153, …). The farthest-flung twin is 32501 in Pensacola, FL, 1,271 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 95%.
  • 🎯1,409 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 03251 and you would come out at 44.09°S, 108.37°E — 932 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 30m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 52m.
  • 📏 At 66.3 square miles of land, 03251 is bigger than 67% of ZIP codes — room for about 50 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,461This ZIP1,461
Households632This ZIP632
Housing units2,765This ZIP2,765
Median age46.8This ZIP46.8New Hampshire43.3US 38.9
Median household income$70,625This ZIP$70,625New Hampshire$99,031US $80,734
Median home value$342,000This ZIP$342,000New Hampshire$402,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,143This ZIP$1,143New Hampshire$1,491US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher38.6%This ZIP38.6%
Mean commute22.6 minThis ZIP22.6 min
Population density22.0 / sq miThis ZIP22.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments163This ZIP163
Employees2,101This ZIP2,101
Annual payroll$68,487,000This ZIP$68,487,000
Tax returns filed960This ZIP960
Total adjusted gross income$159,774,000This ZIP$159,774,000

Land area

Land area66.34 sq miThis ZIP66.34 sq mi
Water area0.35 sq miThis ZIP0.35 sq mi

Other place names in 03251

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ZIP codes near 03251

ZIPCityDistance
03580 Franconia, NH 5.7 mi
03262 North Woodstock, NH 7.7 mi
03293 Woodstock, NH 8.2 mi
03285 Thornton, NH 10.1 mi
03215 Waterville Valley, NH 10.6 mi
03785 Woodsville, NH 11.4 mi
03574 Bethlehem, NH 11.5 mi
03586 Sugar Hill, NH 12.0 mi
03279 Warren, NH 14.4 mi
03238 Glencliff, NH 14.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 03251?

03251 is in Lincoln, New Hampshire, in Grafton County, part of the Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT micropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.0947, -71.6314.

What county is 03251 in?

03251 lies in Grafton County.

What area code is 03251?

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

What time zone is 03251 in?

03251 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 03251?

About 1,461 people live in ZIP code 03251, in 632 households, at 22.0 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 03251?

$70,625 a year, against $99,031 across New Hampshire.

What ZIP codes are near 03251?

The closest are 03580 (5.7 mi), 03262 (7.7 mi), 03293 (8.2 mi), 03285 (10.1 mi) and 03215 (10.6 mi).

Is 03251 a PO Box ZIP code?

03251 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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