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Where 03462 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 03462 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZghEO — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 3,462 = 2 × 3 × 577. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
110110000110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 03461 (Rindge, NH, 21 mi away) and 03464 (Stoddard, NH, 19 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 03462 becomes 26430 — and that is a real ZIP code: Sand Fork, WV, 517 miles away.
- 👥 63 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02346, 02364, 02634, 02643, 03246, 03264, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34260 in Manasota, FL, 1,208 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 94%.
- 🎯1,369 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 03462 and you would come out at 42.89°S, 107.61°E — 880 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 21m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 01m.
- 📏 At 19.4 square miles of land, 03462 is bigger than 37% of ZIP codes — room for about 15 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 1,726This ZIP1,726 |
|---|---|
| Households | 676This ZIP676 |
| Housing units | 968This ZIP968 |
| Median age | 48.1This ZIP48.1New Hampshire43.3US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $115,313This ZIP$115,313New Hampshire$99,031US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $396,200This ZIP$396,200New Hampshire$402,500US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 50.6%This ZIP50.6% |
| Mean commute | 16.3 minThis ZIP16.3 min |
| Population density | 89.2 / sq miThis ZIP89.2 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 27This ZIP27 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 157This ZIP157 |
| Annual payroll | $7,951,000This ZIP$7,951,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 890This ZIP890 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $110,585,000This ZIP$110,585,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 19.36 sq miThis ZIP19.36 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 1.31 sq miThis ZIP1.31 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 03462
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
03469 | West Swanzey, NH | 4.0 mi |
03443 | Chesterfield, NH | 4.2 mi |
03446 | Swanzey, NH | 5.3 mi |
03467 | Westmoreland, NH | 5.6 mi |
03466 | West Chesterfield, NH | 6.0 mi |
03435 | Keene, NH | 6.3 mi |
03431 | Keene, NH | 6.9 mi |
03451 | Hinsdale, NH | 8.2 mi |
03441 | Ashuelot, NH | 8.3 mi |
03470 | Winchester, NH | 8.6 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 03462?
03462 is in Spofford, New Hampshire, in Cheshire County, part of the Keene, NH micropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.8926, -72.3902.
What county is 03462 in?
03462 lies in Cheshire County.
What area code is 03462?
Spofford uses area code 603, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 03462 in?
03462 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 03462?
About 1,726 people live in ZIP code 03462, in 676 households, at 89.2 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 03462?
$115,313 a year, against $99,031 across New Hampshire.
What ZIP codes are near 03462?
The closest are 03469 (4 mi), 03443 (4.2 mi), 03446 (5.3 mi), 03467 (5.6 mi) and 03466 (6 mi).
Is 03462 a PO Box ZIP code?
03462 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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zipcodes.pro. “03462 ZIP Code — Spofford, New Hampshire (Cheshire County).” Data release 2026-10-12. Retrieved 2026-10-20. https://zipcodes.pro/zip/03462
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