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03882 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 03882 covers Effingham, New Hampshire, with a population of about 1,758 and a median household income of $77,426.

Population
1,75847 per square mile
Median age
41.73 points above the US average
Median household income
$77,42619% below the New Hampshire median
Poverty rate
13.3%0.9 points above the US average
Typical home value
$342,122up 22.3% in five years
Median rent
$94733% below the New Hampshire median
Degree or higher
21.8%13.2 points below the US average
Homeownership
88.6%23.6 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
14

Where 03882 is

Effingham, 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

Population1,758
Median age41.7
Family households77.1%
Born outside the US2.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home3.7%
White (non-Hispanic)88.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.8%
Hispanic or Latino4.6%
Veterans5%
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$77,426
Income per person$38,576
Poverty rate13.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance10.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.6%
$10–15k3.5%
$15–20k3.7%
$20–25k0.7%
$25–30k2.4%
$30–35k1.3%
$35–40k2.9%
$40–45k2.4%
$45–50k4.0%
$50–60k9.5%
$60–75k11.9%
$75–100k11.2%
$100–125k15.0%
$125–150k9.5%
$150–200k5.7%
$200k or more11.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed720
Mean adjusted gross income$63,681
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.8%
Returns, under $25k25.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k26.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k13.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k15.3%
Returns, $200k or more2.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$276,500
Median gross rent$947
Owner-occupied88.6%
Vacant homes39.2%
Median year built1983

What the homes are

Detached house81.5%
Attached house1.2%
2 to 4 units1.4%
5 to 19 units2.6%
Mobile home12.9%
Boat, RV or van0.3%
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$342,122as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 22.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 125.9%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$351,844$80,410

$80,410 in 2000 to $342,122 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher21.8%
High school diploma or higher96.1%
Works from home12.8%
Drives to work alone79.9%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more24.9%
Health

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

Obesity33.3% same as the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.3% 1.7 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.4% 1.2 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure32.6% 1.5 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health17% 3.3 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.9% 3.4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.6% 1.7 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity22.9% 2.5 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29.7% 4.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.5% 3.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.7% 2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.7% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.9% 0.7 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year76.3% same as the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.6% 1.7 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.6% 1.2 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening62.4% 1.9 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.9% 1.3 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist59.6% 1.7 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability27.2% 3.5 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.9% 1.9 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12% 5.1 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9.1% 5.2 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.9% 1.2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.2% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.9% 3.9 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.7% 2.5 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30.9% 3.5 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use74.5% 1.4 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.7% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.1% 0.9 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14% 0.5 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.7% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.6% 2.2 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours36% same as the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.6% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost15.8% 2.8 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.6% 1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments14
People employed220
Annual payroll$10,308,000
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 21.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss30 out of 100
Community resilience60.3 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.

Ice storm82.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather82.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide80.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane77.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire63.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche57.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning54.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding49.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake31.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave29.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind23.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail22.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado14Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave6.7Very 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$77,426$95,628$78,538
Income per person$38,576$50,867$43,289
Poverty rate13.3%7.2%12.4%
Median home value$276,500$367,200$303,400
Median gross rent$947$1,423$1,348
Homeownership88.6%72.5%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher21.8%39.8%35%
Unemployment rate4.2%3.4%5.2%
Works from home12.8%15.1%13.5%
Born outside the US2.6%6.2%13.9%
Median age41.743.238.7
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 stationHOLLIS, ME US25.5 km away
Rain in a year52 in
Snow in a year81 in

Average high and low by month

January29.4°F / 7.8°F3.58 in rain, 19.8 in snow
February32.6°F / 8.9°F3.63 in rain, 20.4 in snow
March40.8°F / 18.8°F4.57 in rain, 15.4 in snow
April53.8°F / 29.6°F4.86 in rain, 3.7 in snow
May66°F / 40.5°F3.94 in rain, 0.1 in snow
June75°F / 50.6°F4.45 in rain
July80.3°F / 56.5°F4.12 in rain
August78.8°F / 54.1°F3.83 in rain
September70.6°F / 45.9°F4.02 in rain
October57.8°F / 35°F5.75 in rain, 0.4 in snow
November45.7°F / 25.8°F4.47 in rain, 3.4 in snow
December34.9°F / 15.9°F4.89 in rain, 17.7 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%.

Governor Wentworth Regional School District100% 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 vulnerability51more vulnerable than 51% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Household characteristics49more vulnerable than 49% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport68more vulnerable than 68% of US census tracts
Walkability6.2 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

04047 Parsonsfield, ME7.7 km away
03830 East Wakefield, NH9.8 km away
04056 Newfield, ME10.4 km away
03864 Ossipee, NH10.4 km away
04028 East Parsonsfield, ME11.8 km away
04095 West Newfield, ME12.9 km away
03814 Center Ossipee, NH14.3 km away
03836 Freedom, NH14.4 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.

Carroll County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area37.15 sq mi
Water area1.14 sq mi
Population density47 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude43.7012, -70.9834

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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