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03885

ZIP 03885 is Stratham, New Hampshire, in Rockingham County; area code 603; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Rockingham
Population
7,754
Coordinates
43.0150, -70.9026
☼ Live from 03885 — Stratham, NH

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Where 03885 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 03885
  • 🔢 Type 03885 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SBBEO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 3,885 = 3 × 5 × 7 × 37. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111100101101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 03884 (Strafford, NH, 22 mi away) and 03886 (Tamworth, NH, 62 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 03885 becomes 58830 — and that is a real ZIP code: Alamo, ND, 1,602 miles away.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03588, 03858, 05838, 08835, 08853, 35808, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85380 in Peoria, AZ, 2,309 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 96%.
  • 🎯1,444 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 03885 and you would come out at 43.01°S, 109.10°E — 849 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 22m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 00m.
  • 📏 At 15.1 square miles of land, 03885 is bigger than 33% of ZIP codes — room for about 11 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,754This ZIP7,754
Households3,025This ZIP3,025
Housing units3,025This ZIP3,025
Median age41.6This ZIP41.6New Hampshire43.3US 38.9
Median household income$151,998This ZIP$151,998New Hampshire$99,031US $80,734
Median home value$655,400This ZIP$655,400New Hampshire$402,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,511This ZIP$2,511New Hampshire$1,491US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher69.9%This ZIP69.9%
Mean commute26.6 minThis ZIP26.6 min
Population density512.6 / sq miThis ZIP512.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments234This ZIP234
Employees4,154This ZIP4,154
Annual payroll$300,655,000This ZIP$300,655,000
Tax returns filed4,220This ZIP4,220
Total adjusted gross income$678,357,000This ZIP$678,357,000

Land area

Land area15.13 sq miThis ZIP15.13 sq mi
Water area0.34 sq miThis ZIP0.34 sq mi

ZIP codes near 03885

ZIPCityDistance
03840 Greenland, NH 3.3 mi
03856 Newfields, NH 3.7 mi
03862 North Hampton, NH 4.4 mi
03857 Newmarket, NH 4.5 mi
03833 Exeter, NH 4.6 mi
03843 Hampton, NH 5.6 mi
03842 Hampton, NH 6.2 mi
03844 Hampton Falls, NH 6.3 mi
03801 Portsmouth, NH 6.4 mi
03871 Rye Beach, NH 6.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 03885?

03885 is in Stratham, New Hampshire, in Rockingham County, part of the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.0150, -70.9026.

What county is 03885 in?

03885 lies in Rockingham County.

What area code is 03885?

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

What time zone is 03885 in?

03885 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 03885?

About 7,754 people live in ZIP code 03885, in 3,025 households, at 512.6 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 03885?

$151,998 a year, against $99,031 across New Hampshire.

What ZIP codes are near 03885?

The closest are 03840 (3.3 mi), 03856 (3.7 mi), 03862 (4.4 mi), 03857 (4.5 mi) and 03833 (4.6 mi).

Is 03885 a PO Box ZIP code?

03885 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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