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03253

ZIP 03253 is Meredith, New Hampshire, in Belknap County; area code 603; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Belknap
Metro area
Laconia, NH
Population
6,707
Coordinates
43.6312, -71.4986
☼ Live from 03253 — Meredith, NH

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Where 03253 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 03253
  • 🔢 Type 03253 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESZEO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 03253 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110010110101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 03252 (Lochmere, NH, 11 mi away) and 03254 (Moultonborough, NH, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 03253 becomes 35230, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03235, 20533, 23035, 23350, 23503, 25033, …). The farthest-flung twin is 33052 in Marathon Shores, FL, 1,414 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 95%.
  • 🎯1,414 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 03253 and you would come out at 43.63°S, 108.50°E — 901 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 26m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 56m.
  • 📏 At 37.5 square miles of land, 03253 is bigger than 51% of ZIP codes — room for about 28 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,707This ZIP6,707
Households3,009This ZIP3,009
Housing units5,005This ZIP5,005
Median age55.7This ZIP55.7New Hampshire43.3US 38.9
Median household income$84,719This ZIP$84,719New Hampshire$99,031US $80,734
Median home value$482,700This ZIP$482,700New Hampshire$402,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,149This ZIP$1,149New Hampshire$1,491US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher46.0%This ZIP46.0%
Mean commute26.4 minThis ZIP26.4 min
Population density179.0 / sq miThis ZIP179.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments273This ZIP273
Employees2,737This ZIP2,737
Annual payroll$140,333,000This ZIP$140,333,000
Tax returns filed3,720This ZIP3,720
Total adjusted gross income$453,721,000This ZIP$453,721,000

Land area

Land area37.47 sq miThis ZIP37.47 sq mi
Water area14.86 sq miThis ZIP14.86 sq mi

Other place names in 03253

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ZIP codes near 03253

ZIPCityDistance
03246 Laconia, NH 3.9 mi
03247 Laconia, NH 3.9 mi
03226 Center Harbor, NH 5.0 mi
03256 New Hampton, NH 6.7 mi
03298 Tilton, NH 7.8 mi
03299 Tilton, NH 7.8 mi
03269 Sanbornton, NH 8.7 mi
03254 Moultonborough, NH 8.9 mi
03289 Winnisquam, NH 9.4 mi
03217 Ashland, NH 9.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 03253?

03253 is in Meredith, New Hampshire, in Belknap County, part of the Laconia, NH micropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.6312, -71.4986.

What county is 03253 in?

03253 lies in Belknap County.

What area code is 03253?

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

What time zone is 03253 in?

03253 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 03253?

About 6,707 people live in ZIP code 03253, in 3,009 households, at 179.0 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 03253?

$84,719 a year, against $99,031 across New Hampshire.

What ZIP codes are near 03253?

The closest are 03246 (3.9 mi), 03247 (3.9 mi), 03226 (5 mi), 03256 (6.7 mi) and 03298 (7.8 mi).

Is 03253 a PO Box ZIP code?

03253 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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