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zipcodes.pro — ZIP/03886

03886

ZIP 03886 is Tamworth, New Hampshire, in Carroll County; area code 603; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Carroll
Metro area
none
Population
1,618
Coordinates
43.8640, -71.2961
☼ Live from 03886 — Tamworth, NH

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Where 03886 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 03886
  • 🔢 Type 03886 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gBBEO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 3,886 = 2 × 29 × 67. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111100101110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 03885 (Stratham, NH, 62 mi away) and 03887 (Union, NH, 29 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 03886 becomes 68830, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03868, 06388, 06838, 06883, 08638, 08836, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83680 in Meridian, ID, 2,223 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 96%.
  • 🎯1,425 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 03886 and you would come out at 43.86°S, 108.70°E — 910 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 28m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 54m.
  • 📏 At 34.4 square miles of land, 03886 is bigger than 49% of ZIP codes — room for about 26 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,618This ZIP1,618
Households795This ZIP795
Housing units1,268This ZIP1,268
Median age61.8This ZIP61.8New Hampshire43.3US 38.9
Median household income$74,450This ZIP$74,450New Hampshire$99,031US $80,734
Median home value$368,200This ZIP$368,200New Hampshire$402,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,145This ZIP$1,145New Hampshire$1,491US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher32.8%This ZIP32.8%
Mean commute23.9 minThis ZIP23.9 min
Population density47.0 / sq miThis ZIP47.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments78This ZIP78
Employees471This ZIP471
Annual payroll$20,961,000This ZIP$20,961,000
Tax returns filed920This ZIP920
Total adjusted gross income$63,909,000This ZIP$63,909,000

Land area

Land area34.42 sq miThis ZIP34.42 sq mi
Water area0.58 sq miThis ZIP0.58 sq mi

ZIP codes near 03886

ZIPCityDistance
03817 Chocorua, NH 3.3 mi
03897 Wonalancet, NH 3.4 mi
03883 South Tamworth, NH 4.0 mi
03890 West Ossipee, NH 5.5 mi
03875 Silver Lake, NH 5.9 mi
03818 Conway, NH 6.7 mi
03849 Madison, NH 8.3 mi
03814 Center Ossipee, NH 8.6 mi
03227 Center Sandwich, NH 8.8 mi
03259 North Sandwich, NH 10.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 03886?

03886 is in Tamworth, New Hampshire, in Carroll County. Its published point location is 43.8640, -71.2961.

What county is 03886 in?

03886 lies in Carroll County.

What area code is 03886?

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

What time zone is 03886 in?

03886 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 03886?

About 1,618 people live in ZIP code 03886, in 795 households, at 47.0 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 03886?

$74,450 a year, against $99,031 across New Hampshire.

What ZIP codes are near 03886?

The closest are 03817 (3.3 mi), 03897 (3.4 mi), 03883 (4 mi), 03890 (5.5 mi) and 03875 (5.9 mi).

Is 03886 a PO Box ZIP code?

03886 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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