| ZIP Codes: | 31 ZIP Codes (27 Standard, 4 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 603 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:13:09 PM |
| Population: | 53,390 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 33003 |
| Land Area: | 1,171 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 62 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 43.8409, -71.2029 |
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53,390 residents live across 31 ZIPs covering 1,171 sq mi, served by 31 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 49,210 to 53,382 from 2014 to 2024 — a +8.5% change. 17 ZIPs gained residents, 12 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 03227 (Center Sandwich, $146,917 median) and poorest ZIP 03813 (Center Conway, $56,951) are 27.1 miles apart — a 2.6× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.9× across this county — from $252,200 in 03813 (Center Conway) to $719,300 in 03846 (Jackson).
Density varies 28× across the county — from 6 people/sq mi in 03846 (Jackson) to 166 in 03850 (Melvin Village).
Educational attainment ranges from 14.9% bachelor's+ in 03850 (Melvin Village) to 67.7% in 03846 (Jackson) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within New Hampshire, this is the #8 most populous of 11 counties and ranks #8 for median household income with the #1 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $89,085 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
38.2% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (16,164 of 42,289 reporting).
27 Standard delivery, 4 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
1 ZIP in this county where more than 60% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor's degree — typically college campuses, research enclaves, or tech corridors.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03894 | Wolfeboro | Standard | 6,554 | $94,349 | 58.5 | 5.2% |
| 03254 | Moultonborough | Standard | 5,172 | $106,440 | 75.8 | 27.6% |
| 03872 | Sanbornville | Standard | 4,438 | $109,583 | 56.0 | 27.9% |
| 03813 | Center Conway | Standard | 4,273 | $56,951 | 121.5 | 23.1% |
| 03818 | Conway | Standard | 3,805 | $77,134 | 87.4 | 6.2% |
| 03860 | North Conway | Standard | 3,693 | $71,759 | 43.5 | -10.6% |
| 03814 | Center Ossipee | Standard | 2,324 | $77,138 | 55.7 | -3.7% |
| 03864 | Ossipee | Standard | 2,131 | $104,485 | 39.1 | 38.1% |
| 03882 | Effingham | Standard | 1,912 | $76,607 | 40.2 | 40.4% |
| 03887 | Union | Standard | 1,739 | $91,875 | 19.2 | -13.2% |
| 03886 | Tamworth | Standard | 1,618 | $74,450 | 31.2 | -25.2% |
| 03816 | Center Tuftonboro | Standard | 1,538 | $88,971 | 19.2 | 22.8% |
| 03836 | Freedom | Standard | 1,494 | $66,136 | 44.1 | 25.0% |
| 03849 | Madison | Standard | 1,465 | $96,439 | 30.4 | 5.0% |
| 03227 | Center Sandwich | Standard | 1,388 | $146,917 | 51.0 | 21.1% |
| 03830 | East Wakefield | Standard | 1,381 | $99,960 | 11.2 | -28.3% |
| 03845 | Intervale | Standard | 1,173 | $57,320 | 13.9 | 0.9% |
| 03812 | Bartlett | Standard | 1,116 | — | 105.5 | 64.6% |
| 03817 | Chocorua | Standard | 1,066 | — | 6.6 | 89.3% |
| 03875 | Silver Lake | Standard | 1,005 | $115,583 | 20.4 | -8.1% |
| 03838 | Glen | Standard | 983 | $68,385 | 21.3 | -1.1% |
| 03846 | Jackson | Standard | 897 | $117,986 | 152.3 | -12.7% |
| 03853 | Mirror Lake | Standard | 656 | $103,900 | 15.7 | -11.0% |
| 03832 | Eaton Center | PO Box | 501 | $79,063 | 0.0 | 44.0% |
| 03850 | Melvin Village | PO Box | 324 | $101,298 | 1.9 | 21.3% |
| 03259 | North Sandwich | Standard | 252 | $84,872 | 36.0 | -20.8% |
| 03883 | South Tamworth | Standard | 233 | $67,679 | 4.9 | 137.8% |
| 03890 | West Ossipee | Standard | 164 | — | 2.5 | -52.5% |
| 03847 | Kearsarge | PO Box | 87 | — | 0.0 | -64.5% |
| 03897 | Wonalancet | Standard | 8 | — | 6.0 | — |
| 03896 | Wolfeboro Falls | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |