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03894 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 03894 covers Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, with a population of about 6,577 and a median household income of $84,660.

Population
6,577139 per square mile
Median age
56.617.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$84,66011% below the New Hampshire median
Poverty rate
8.3%4.1 points below the US average
Typical home value
$652,721up 18.1% in five years
Median rent
$1,09323% below the New Hampshire median
Degree or higher
42.9%7.9 points above the US average
Homeownership
76.2%11.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
297

Where 03894 is

Wolfeboro, 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

Population6,577
Median age56.6
Family households64.8%
Born outside the US1.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home3.3%
White (non-Hispanic)94.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.3%
Hispanic or Latino3.5%
Veterans11.9%
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$84,660
Income per person$50,259
Poverty rate8.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance4.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.4%
$10–15k3.6%
$15–20k0.4%
$20–25k6.3%
$25–30k3.4%
$30–35k2.8%
$35–40k3.7%
$40–45k2.7%
$45–50k0.9%
$50–60k6.3%
$60–75k5.3%
$75–100k14.9%
$100–125k7.3%
$125–150k17.2%
$150–200k11.6%
$200k or more10.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed3,350
Mean adjusted gross income$147,239
Returns declaring $200,000 or more13.1%
Returns, under $25k22.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k17.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k21.5%
Returns, $200k or more13.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$435,300
Median gross rent$1,093
Rent as a share of household income14.5%
Owner-occupied76.2%
Vacant homes37.3%
Median year built1983

What the homes are

Detached house81%
Attached house3.2%
2 to 4 units7.4%
5 to 19 units1.5%
20 or more units2.2%
Mobile home4.6%
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$652,721as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 18.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 100.7%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$653,573$172,385

$172,385 in 2000 to $652,721 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher42.9%
High school diploma or higher99.4%
Works from home18.8%
Drives to work alone66.6%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more17.8%
Health

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

Obesity30% 3.4 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes9.7% 3.5 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure37.6% 3.5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health15.2% 5.1 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%
Depression20.9% 1 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity21% 4.4 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis35.8% 10.7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking12.7% 3.3 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication84.3% 9.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)14.1% 6.4 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.8% 2.6 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year81.8% 5.1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening91.9% 6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10.5% 4.3 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening73.8% 9.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.9% 1.3 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist66.4% 5.1 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability27.6% 3.1 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support18.8% 6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity7.8% 9.3 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps5.7% 8.6 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability10.2% 3.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40.8% 4.6 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity6.3% 7.5 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7% 1.4 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport4.7% 4.5 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness27.4% 7 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.2% 1.3 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)13% 3.8 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.3% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.4% 4.4 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours32.4% 4 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.4% 1.2 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments297
People employed2,736
Annual payroll$145,632,000
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 55.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss54.8 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 storm95.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather95.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane89Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide83.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning81.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire69.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding68.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche60.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake57.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind49.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave45Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail34Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado31Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave17.8Relatively 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$84,660$95,628$78,538
Income per person$50,259$50,867$43,289
Poverty rate8.3%7.2%12.4%
Median home value$435,300$367,200$303,400
Median gross rent$1,093$1,423$1,348
Homeownership76.2%72.5%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher42.9%39.8%35%
Unemployment rate5.3%3.4%5.2%
Works from home18.8%15.1%13.5%
Born outside the US1.6%6.2%13.9%
Median age56.643.238.7
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 stationLAKEPORT 2, NH US22.6 km away
Rain in a year46 in
Snow in a year62 in

Average high and low by month

January30.3°F / 11.7°F3.08 in rain, 18.8 in snow
February33.7°F / 12.5°F2.88 in rain, 16.9 in snow
March42.5°F / 21.2°F3.39 in rain, 9.4 in snow
April55.6°F / 32.7°F3.65 in rain, 1.6 in snow
May68°F / 44.5°F3.47 in rain
June76.6°F / 54.8°F4.44 in rain
July82.1°F / 60.4°F4.61 in rain
August80.8°F / 58.7°F3.89 in rain
September73.3°F / 51.5°F3.77 in rain
October60.1°F / 39.9°F4.83 in rain, 0.3 in snow
November47.3°F / 30°F3.68 in rain, 2.1 in snow
December36.2°F / 20.2°F3.92 in rain, 12.8 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 supermarket96% of this ZIP code's area
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 vulnerability44more vulnerable than 44% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status44more vulnerable than 44% of US census tracts
Household characteristics43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status6more vulnerable than 6% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport64more vulnerable than 64% of US census tracts
Walkability7 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

03896 Wolfeboro Falls, NH2.4 km away
03853 Mirror Lake, NH8.1 km away
03816 Center Tuftonboro, NH11.3 km away
03864 Ossipee, NH12.7 km away
03810 Alton Bay, NH13.1 km away
03872 Sanbornville, NH14.6 km away
03809 Alton, NH15 km away
03830 East Wakefield, NH15.1 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 area47.28 sq mi
Water area11.02 sq mi
Population density139 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude43.5950, -71.1908

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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