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03609

ZIP 03609 is North Walpole, New Hampshire, in Cheshire County; area code 603; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Cheshire
Metro area
Keene, NH
Population
523
Coordinates
43.1439, -72.4464
☼ Live from 03609 — North Walpole, NH

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Where 03609 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 03609
  • 🔢 Type 03609 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOgEO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 3,609 = 3 × 3 × 401. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111000011001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 03608 (Walpole, NH, 5 mi away) and 03740 (Bath, NH, 75 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 03609 becomes 90630 — and that is a real ZIP code: Cypress, CA, 2,516 miles away.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00693, 00936, 00963, 03906, 06039, 06093, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09630 in APO AE, a military post office, 3,953 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 94%.
  • 🎯1,366 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 03609 and you would come out at 43.14°S, 107.55°E — 896 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 23m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 59m.
  • 📏 At 0.898 square miles of land, 03609 is bigger than 7% of ZIP codes — about 435 football fields.
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People and housing

Population523This ZIP523
Households234This ZIP234
Housing units234This ZIP234
Median age49.7This ZIP49.7New Hampshire43.3US 38.9
Median household income$72,391This ZIP$72,391New Hampshire$99,031US $80,734
Median home value$201,000This ZIP$201,000New Hampshire$402,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,074This ZIP$1,074New Hampshire$1,491US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher30.7%This ZIP30.7%
Mean commute24.5 minThis ZIP24.5 min
Population density582.4 / sq miThis ZIP582.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments16This ZIP16
Employees268This ZIP268
Annual payroll$15,170,000This ZIP$15,170,000
Tax returns filed400This ZIP400
Total adjusted gross income$24,910,000This ZIP$24,910,000

Land area

Land area0.90 sq miThis ZIP0.90 sq mi
Water area0.40 sq miThis ZIP0.40 sq mi

Other place names in 03609

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ZIP codes near 03609

ZIPCityDistance
05101 Bellows Falls, VT 2.3 mi
05158 Westminster, VT 2.8 mi
03604 Drewsville, NH 3.0 mi
05159 Westminster Station, VT 3.5 mi
05154 Saxtons River, VT 4.2 mi
03602 Alstead, NH 5.0 mi
03608 Walpole, NH 5.3 mi
05141 Cambridgeport, VT 5.8 mi
03603 Charlestown, NH 8.1 mi
05346 Putney, VT 8.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 03609?

03609 is in North Walpole, New Hampshire, in Cheshire County, part of the Keene, NH micropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.1439, -72.4464.

What county is 03609 in?

03609 lies in Cheshire County.

What area code is 03609?

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

What time zone is 03609 in?

03609 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 03609?

About 523 people live in ZIP code 03609, in 234 households, at 582.4 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 03609?

$72,391 a year, against $99,031 across New Hampshire.

What ZIP codes are near 03609?

The closest are 05101 (2.3 mi), 05158 (2.8 mi), 03604 (3 mi), 05159 (3.5 mi) and 05154 (4.2 mi).

Is 03609 a PO Box ZIP code?

03609 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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