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03574 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 03574 covers Bethlehem, New Hampshire, with a population of about 2,545 and a median household income of $83,870.

Population
2,54528 per square mile
Median age
52.513.8 points above the US average
Median household income
$83,87012% below the New Hampshire median
Poverty rate
7.9%4.5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$362,934up 50.3% in five years
Median rent
$1,07924% below the New Hampshire median
Degree or higher
45%10 points above the US average
Homeownership
79.6%14.6 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
55

Where 03574 is

Bethlehem, New Hampshire — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population2,545
Median age52.5
Family households64.4%
Born outside the US3%
Speaks a language other than English at home4.3%
White (non-Hispanic)97.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino2.2%
Veterans6.2%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$83,870
Income per person$44,172
Poverty rate7.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance2.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.7%
$10–15k1.1%
$15–20k1.1%
$20–25k3.8%
$25–30k1.0%
$30–35k6.0%
$35–40k2.6%
$40–45k2.3%
$45–50k6.0%
$50–60k8.2%
$60–75k8.0%
$75–100k19.2%
$100–125k10.0%
$125–150k8.0%
$150–200k5.5%
$200k or more11.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed1,440
Mean adjusted gross income$78,772
Returns declaring $200,000 or more5.6%
Returns, under $25k25.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k18.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k15.3%
Returns, $200k or more5.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$268,600
Median gross rent$1,079
Rent as a share of household income20.8%
Owner-occupied79.6%
Vacant homes23.7%
Median year built1973

What the homes are

Detached house79.9%
Attached house4.9%
2 to 4 units11%
5 to 19 units1.2%
20 or more units1.1%
Mobile home1.9%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$362,934as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 50.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 160.6%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$364,371$92,412

$92,412 in 2000 to $362,934 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher45%
High school diploma or higher96.5%
Works from home29.3%
Drives to work alone59.5%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more8.4%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity26.6% 6.8 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.3% 2.7 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes10.1% 3.1 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure32.4% 1.7 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health13.1% 7.2 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.5% 5.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.6% 1.7 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity17.8% 7.6 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29.6% 4.5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.4% 2.7 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.7% 3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.5% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.2% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year75.9% 0.8 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89.5% 3.6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11% 3.8 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening71.1% 6.8 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.2% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist73.4% 12.1 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability24% 6.7 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.1% 5.7 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity7.7% 9.4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps5.5% 8.8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.1% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.7% 0.5 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity6.8% 7 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6% 2.4 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.1% 4.1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness28.9% 5.5 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use80.8% 4.9 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.1% 2.7 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability10.7% 3.3 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11.3% 2.2 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.9% 1.1 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.9% 3.9 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours29.5% 6.9 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.1% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost8.7% 4.3 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.5% 2.1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments55
People employed315
Annual payroll$14,190,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 64.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss69.5 out of 100
Community resilience61.6 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Landslide99.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather95.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding88.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning85.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane73.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm72.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche66.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire66.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave61.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind52.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake46.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail32.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado21.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave7.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with New Hampshire and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPNew HampshireUnited States
Median household income$83,870$95,628$78,538
Income per person$44,172$50,867$43,289
Poverty rate7.9%7.2%12.4%
Median home value$268,600$367,200$303,400
Median gross rent$1,079$1,423$1,348
Homeownership79.6%72.5%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher45%39.8%35%
Unemployment rate5.9%3.4%5.2%
Works from home29.3%15.1%13.5%
Born outside the US3%6.2%13.9%
Median age52.543.238.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationBETHLEHEM 2, NH US3.5 km away
Rain in a year41 in
Snow in a year101 in

Average high and low by month

January27.8°F / 3.4°F2.59 in rain, 21.3 in snow
February30.4°F / 4.1°F2.04 in rain, 21.5 in snow
March39.7°F / 14.4°F2.56 in rain, 16.7 in snow
April53.4°F / 27.3°F3.15 in rain, 5.4 in snow
May67.4°F / 39°F3.69 in rain, 0.4 in snow
June75.7°F / 47.9°F4.24 in rain
July80.2°F / 52.7°F4.63 in rain
August78.8°F / 50.2°F4.16 in rain
September71.7°F / 42°F3.58 in rain
October58.2°F / 32.4°F3.97 in rain, 1.6 in snow
November44.7°F / 23.5°F3.04 in rain, 7.1 in snow
December33.1°F / 11.6°F3.34 in rain, 26.9 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Bethlehem School District49.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Profile School District49.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Household characteristics54more vulnerable than 54% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status3more vulnerable than 3% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts
Walkability7.2 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

03561 Littleton, NH8.2 km away
03580 Franconia, NH10 km away
03595 Twin Mountain, NH10.9 km away
03586 Sugar Hill, NH11.3 km away
03598 Whitefield, NH11.6 km away
05904 Gilman, VT15.1 km away
03585 Lisbon, NH18.5 km away
03575 Bretton Woods, NH19.4 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Grafton County99.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Coos County0.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area91.03 sq mi
Water area0.36 sq mi
Population density28 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude44.2808, -71.6829

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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