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03855

ZIP 03855 is New Durham, New Hampshire, in Strafford County; area code 603; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Strafford
Population
2,748
Coordinates
43.4637, -71.1522
☼ Live from 03855 — New Durham, NH

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Where 03855 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 03855
  • 🔢 Type 03855 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SSBEO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 3,855 = 3 × 5 × 257. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111100001111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 03854 (New Castle, NH, 35 mi away) and 03856 (Newfields, NH, 31 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 03855 becomes 55830, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 38 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03585, 05358, 05853, 08535, 08553, 30558, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85350 in Somerton, AZ, 2,456 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 85% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 96%.
  • 🎯1,431 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 03855 and you would come out at 43.46°S, 108.85°E — 882 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 25m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 57m.
  • 📏 At 41.2 square miles of land, 03855 is bigger than 54% of ZIP codes — room for about 31 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,748This ZIP2,748
Households1,091This ZIP1,091
Housing units1,639This ZIP1,639
Median age46.5This ZIP46.5New Hampshire43.3US 38.9
Median household income$100,194This ZIP$100,194New Hampshire$99,031US $80,734
Median home value$339,400This ZIP$339,400New Hampshire$402,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,417This ZIP$1,417New Hampshire$1,491US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher34.7%This ZIP34.7%
Mean commute34.7 minThis ZIP34.7 min
Population density66.7 / sq miThis ZIP66.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments28This ZIP28
Employees146This ZIP146
Annual payroll$8,528,000This ZIP$8,528,000
Tax returns filed1,510This ZIP1,510
Total adjusted gross income$141,700,000This ZIP$141,700,000

Land area

Land area41.20 sq miThis ZIP41.20 sq mi
Water area2.63 sq miThis ZIP2.63 sq mi

ZIP codes near 03855

ZIPCityDistance
03809 Alton, NH 2.4 mi
03887 Union, NH 4.3 mi
03851 Milton, NH 6.6 mi
03810 Alton Bay, NH 7.9 mi
03835 Farmington, NH 8.1 mi
03225 Center Barnstead, NH 8.2 mi
03852 Milton Mills, NH 8.6 mi
03872 Sanbornville, NH 9.2 mi
03896 Wolfeboro Falls, NH 9.3 mi
03837 Gilmanton Iron Works, NH 9.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 03855?

03855 is in New Durham, New Hampshire, in Strafford County, part of the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.4637, -71.1522.

What county is 03855 in?

03855 lies in Strafford County.

What area code is 03855?

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

What time zone is 03855 in?

03855 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 03855?

About 2,748 people live in ZIP code 03855, in 1,091 households, at 66.7 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 03855?

$100,194 a year, against $99,031 across New Hampshire.

What ZIP codes are near 03855?

The closest are 03809 (2.4 mi), 03887 (4.3 mi), 03851 (6.6 mi), 03810 (7.9 mi) and 03835 (8.1 mi).

Is 03855 a PO Box ZIP code?

03855 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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