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03280

ZIP 03280 is Washington, New Hampshire, mostly in Sullivan County; area code 603; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Sullivan +1 more
Population
1,224
Coordinates
43.1901, -72.0939
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Where 03280 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 03280
  • 🔢 Type 03280 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OBZEO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 3,280 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 41. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110011010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 03279 (Warren, NH, 55 mi away) and 03281 (Weare, NH, 21 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 03280 becomes 08230 — and that is a real ZIP code: Ocean View, NJ, 307 miles away.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00823, 02038, 02830, 03082, 03802, 03820, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83002 in Jackson, WY, 1,926 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 94%.
  • 🎯1,384 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 03280 and you would come out at 43.19°S, 107.91°E — 889 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 23m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 59m.
  • 📏 At 45.2 square miles of land, 03280 is bigger than 57% of ZIP codes — room for about 34 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,224This ZIP1,224
Households489This ZIP489
Housing units1,058This ZIP1,058
Median age55.2This ZIP55.2New Hampshire43.3US 38.9
Median household income$90,096This ZIP$90,096New Hampshire$99,031US $80,734
Median home value$355,200This ZIP$355,200New Hampshire$402,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,106This ZIP$1,106New Hampshire$1,491US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher32.3%This ZIP32.3%
Mean commute36.8 minThis ZIP36.8 min
Population density27.1 / sq miThis ZIP27.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments14This ZIP14
Employees42This ZIP42
Annual payroll$2,187,000This ZIP$2,187,000
Tax returns filed670This ZIP670
Total adjusted gross income$50,598,000This ZIP$50,598,000

Land area

Land area45.21 sq miThis ZIP45.21 sq mi
Water area1.98 sq miThis ZIP1.98 sq mi

Counties 03280 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Sullivan County 99.9%
Cheshire County 0.1%

ZIP codes near 03280

ZIPCityDistance
03605 Lempster, NH 5.6 mi
03752 Goshen, NH 5.7 mi
03456 Marlow, NH 6.8 mi
03464 Stoddard, NH 7.6 mi
03221 Bradford, NH 8.2 mi
03607 South Acworth, NH 8.5 mi
03272 South Newbury, NH 8.8 mi
03255 Newbury, NH 9.2 mi
03244 Hillsborough, NH 9.9 mi
03440 Antrim, NH 10.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 03280?

03280 is in Washington, New Hampshire, in Sullivan County, part of the Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT micropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.1901, -72.0939.

What county is 03280 in?

03280 spans 2 counties: Sullivan County and Cheshire County. Most of it falls in Sullivan County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 03280?

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

What time zone is 03280 in?

03280 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 03280?

About 1,224 people live in ZIP code 03280, in 489 households, at 27.1 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 03280?

$90,096 a year, against $99,031 across New Hampshire.

What ZIP codes are near 03280?

The closest are 03605 (5.6 mi), 03752 (5.7 mi), 03456 (6.8 mi), 03464 (7.6 mi) and 03221 (8.2 mi).

Is 03280 a PO Box ZIP code?

03280 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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