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03281

ZIP 03281 is Weare, New Hampshire, in Hillsborough County; area code 603; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Hillsborough
Population
9,170
Coordinates
43.0783, -71.7035
☼ Live from 03281 — Weare, NH

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Where 03281 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 03281
  • 🔢 Type 03281 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IBZEO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 3,281 = 17 × 193. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 110011010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 03280 (Washington, NH, 21 mi away) and 03282 (Wentworth, NH, 55 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 03281 becomes 18230 — and that is a real ZIP code: Junedale, PA, 263 miles away.
  • 👥 70 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01238, 01832, 02138, 02381, 02813, 02831, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83210 in Aberdeen, ID, 2,057 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 95%.
  • 🎯1,404 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 03281 and you would come out at 43.08°S, 108.30°E — 873 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 22m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 59m.
  • 📏 At 59.1 square miles of land, 03281 is bigger than 64% of ZIP codes — room for about 45 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population9,170This ZIP9,170
Households3,565This ZIP3,565
Housing units3,859This ZIP3,859
Median age45.6This ZIP45.6New Hampshire43.3US 38.9
Median household income$118,271This ZIP$118,271New Hampshire$99,031US $80,734
Median home value$396,300This ZIP$396,300New Hampshire$402,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,541This ZIP$1,541New Hampshire$1,491US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher41.2%This ZIP41.2%
Mean commute35.7 minThis ZIP35.7 min
Population density155.2 / sq miThis ZIP155.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments161This ZIP161
Employees1,098This ZIP1,098
Annual payroll$64,810,000This ZIP$64,810,000
Tax returns filed4,680This ZIP4,680
Total adjusted gross income$428,119,000This ZIP$428,119,000

Land area

Land area59.07 sq miThis ZIP59.07 sq mi
Water area1.04 sq miThis ZIP1.04 sq mi

ZIP codes near 03281

ZIPCityDistance
03046 Dunbarton, NH 5.4 mi
03070 New Boston, NH 7.1 mi
03045 Goffstown, NH 8.1 mi
03043 Francestown, NH 8.1 mi
03229 Contoocook, NH 8.6 mi
03242 Henniker, NH 9.0 mi
03304 Bow, NH 9.2 mi
03442 Bennington, NH 10.9 mi
03244 Hillsborough, NH 11.4 mi
03102 Manchester, NH 11.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 03281?

03281 is in Weare, New Hampshire, in Hillsborough County, part of the Manchester-Nashua, NH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.0783, -71.7035.

What county is 03281 in?

03281 lies in Hillsborough County.

What area code is 03281?

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

What time zone is 03281 in?

03281 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 03281?

About 9,170 people live in ZIP code 03281, in 3,565 households, at 155.2 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 03281?

$118,271 a year, against $99,031 across New Hampshire.

What ZIP codes are near 03281?

The closest are 03046 (5.4 mi), 03070 (7.1 mi), 03045 (8.1 mi), 03043 (8.1 mi) and 03229 (8.6 mi).

Is 03281 a PO Box ZIP code?

03281 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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