| City: | Lochmere, New Hampshire |
| County: | Belknap County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 8:43:53 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 603 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 43.4712, -71.5308 |
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Lochmere uses a single-street mail system centered on Silver Lake Road. The post office maintains 59 PO Boxes serving the immediate area, while actual street delivery reaches just one documented carrier route. This setup is typical for New Hampshire hamlets where Highway Contract route delivery supplements limited city carrier infrastructure.
The ZIP's delivery pattern includes one Highway Contract route alongside 11 PO Box route designations, making Lochmere a PO Box-dominant zone. That doesn't mean residents have no alternatives—the surrounding area under ZIP 03276 provides the geographic footprint for those who live near Silver Lake Road but don't require dedicated box service. With 15 businesses sharing space across just 4 establishments, the area functions more as a postal access point than a commercial center.
Silver Lake Road is the sole documented street for carrier delivery in this ZIP. The name references the local lake that defines the area's geography, a common pattern in rural New Hampshire where water features anchor community identity. With just one street in postal records, Lochmere operates as a minimal-infrastructure zone where PO Boxes handle the majority of mail sorting and distribution.
ZIP Code 03252 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 4 business establishments, employing about 25 people with an annual payroll of $903,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 65Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 4Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $206,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $903,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 25Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 03252 is located in Belknap County, New Hampshire, within the Laconia, NH Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 29060) and New Hampshire's 1st Congressional District. This Micro area has a population of 64,300 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 03252. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Laconia, NHSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 29060Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MicroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 64,300Source: Census |
| MSA: | Source: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 01Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 2463.65 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | --Source: Census |
| Place Name: | --Source: Census |
We could not locate which school district 03252 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on January 1, 2026.