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03255

ZIP 03255 is Newbury, New Hampshire, in Merrimack County; area code 603; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Merrimack
Metro area
Concord, NH
Population
2,015
Coordinates
43.3140, -72.0246
☼ Live from 03255 — Newbury, NH

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Where 03255 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 03255
  • 🔢 Type 03255 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SSZEO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 3,255 = 3 × 5 × 7 × 31. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110010110111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 03254 (Moultonborough, NH, 43 mi away) and 03256 (New Hampton, NH, 29 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 03255 becomes 55230, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 39 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02355, 02535, 02553, 05253, 05352, 20355, …). The farthest-flung twin is 32505 in Pensacola, FL, 1,220 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 95%.
  • 🎯1,388 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 03255 and you would come out at 43.31°S, 107.98°E — 895 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 24m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 58m.
  • 📏 At 35.8 square miles of land, 03255 is bigger than 50% of ZIP codes — room for about 27 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,015This ZIP2,015
Households800This ZIP800
Housing units1,521This ZIP1,521
Median age53.4This ZIP53.4New Hampshire43.3US 38.9
Median household income$117,045This ZIP$117,045New Hampshire$99,031US $80,734
Median home value$465,000This ZIP$465,000New Hampshire$402,500US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher53.4%This ZIP53.4%
Mean commute32.5 minThis ZIP32.5 min
Population density56.2 / sq miThis ZIP56.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments40This ZIP40
Employees611This ZIP611
Annual payroll$12,106,000This ZIP$12,106,000
Tax returns filed1,190This ZIP1,190
Total adjusted gross income$180,078,000This ZIP$180,078,000

Land area

Land area35.82 sq miThis ZIP35.82 sq mi
Water area2.26 sq miThis ZIP2.26 sq mi

Other place names in 03255

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ZIP codes near 03255

ZIPCityDistance
03272 South Newbury, NH 1.9 mi
03752 Goshen, NH 4.8 mi
03273 South Sutton, NH 5.0 mi
03221 Bradford, NH 5.0 mi
03782 Sunapee, NH 6.3 mi
03260 North Sutton, NH 6.5 mi
03754 Guild, NH 7.2 mi
03257 New London, NH 7.4 mi
03233 Elkins, NH 8.9 mi
03280 Washington, NH 9.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 03255?

03255 is in Newbury, New Hampshire, in Merrimack County, part of the Concord, NH micropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.3140, -72.0246.

What county is 03255 in?

03255 lies in Merrimack County.

What area code is 03255?

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

What time zone is 03255 in?

03255 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 03255?

About 2,015 people live in ZIP code 03255, in 800 households, at 56.2 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 03255?

$117,045 a year, against $99,031 across New Hampshire.

What ZIP codes are near 03255?

The closest are 03272 (1.9 mi), 03752 (4.8 mi), 03273 (5 mi), 03221 (5 mi) and 03782 (6.3 mi).

Is 03255 a PO Box ZIP code?

03255 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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