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03842

ZIP 03842 is in Hampton, New Hampshire, in Rockingham County; area code 603; Eastern time. Hampton has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 03843.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Rockingham
Population
16,324
Coordinates
42.9396, -70.8367
☼ Live from 03842 — Hampton, NH

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Where 03842 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 03842
  • 🔢 Type 03842 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhBEO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 3,842 = 2 × 17 × 113. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111100000010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 03841 (Hampstead, NH, 18 mi away) and 03843 (Hampton, NH, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 03842 becomes 24830 — and that is a real ZIP code: Elbert, WV, 685 miles away.
  • 👥 62 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02348, 03284, 03824, 04238, 08234, 08243, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83204 in Pocatello, ID, 2,089 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 96%.
  • 🎯1,447 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 03842 and you would come out at 42.94°S, 109.16°E — 843 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 21m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 00m.
  • 📏 At 12.8 square miles of land, 03842 is bigger than 30% of ZIP codes — room for about 9.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population16,324This ZIP16,324
Households7,817This ZIP7,817
Housing units10,199This ZIP10,199
Median age55.9This ZIP55.9New Hampshire43.3US 38.9
Median household income$95,422This ZIP$95,422New Hampshire$99,031US $80,734
Median home value$548,500This ZIP$548,500New Hampshire$402,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,641This ZIP$1,641New Hampshire$1,491US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher43.0%This ZIP43.0%
Mean commute25.9 minThis ZIP25.9 min
Population density1,277.3 / sq miThis ZIP1,277.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments507This ZIP507
Employees4,586This ZIP4,586
Annual payroll$332,039,000This ZIP$332,039,000
Tax returns filed9,380This ZIP9,380
Total adjusted gross income$1,308,381,000This ZIP$1,308,381,000

Land area

Land area12.78 sq miThis ZIP12.78 sq mi
Water area0.99 sq miThis ZIP0.99 sq mi

Other place names in 03842

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ZIP codes near 03842

ZIPCityDistance
03844 Hampton Falls, NH 2.7 mi
03862 North Hampton, NH 2.8 mi
03874 Seabrook, NH 4.1 mi
03871 Rye Beach, NH 4.1 mi
03885 Stratham, NH 6.2 mi
01952 Salisbury, MA 6.6 mi
03870 Rye, NH 6.7 mi
03840 Greenland, NH 6.9 mi
03833 Exeter, NH 7.7 mi
03827 East Kingston, NH 8.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 03842?

03842 is in Hampton, New Hampshire, in Rockingham County, part of the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.9396, -70.8367.

What county is 03842 in?

03842 lies in Rockingham County.

What area code is 03842?

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

What time zone is 03842 in?

03842 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 03842?

About 16,324 people live in ZIP code 03842, in 7,817 households, at 1,277.3 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 03842?

$95,422 a year, against $99,031 across New Hampshire.

What ZIP codes are near 03842?

The closest are 03844 (2.7 mi), 03862 (2.8 mi), 03874 (4.1 mi), 03871 (4.1 mi) and 03885 (6.2 mi).

Is 03842 a PO Box ZIP code?

03842 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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