| City: | Hampton, New Hampshire |
| Names to Avoid: | Hampton Beach |
| County: | Rockingham County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 7:58:44 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 603 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 42.9284, -70.8566 |
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Hampton Beach, a popular New Hampshire seashore destination, uses this PO Box ZIP code separate from the main Hampton ZIP (03842). While the Census Bureau doesn't track population here because there's no defined territory, the 501 PO Boxes tell the real story. They serve seasonal residents, beachfront property owners, and the many businesses lining the beach.
The post office sits within the larger 03842 ZIP boundary, functioning as a dedicated station for the beach area. Most mail addressed to Hampton Beach routes through this location even though "Hampton Beach" isn't technically a valid mailing name. You'll need to use "Hampton, NH 03843" for mail to reach this post office.
Stickney Terrace dominates the local addressing, with 135 ZIP+4 records spread across multiple units. This single street accounts for nearly all the residential delivery points in the ZIP, likely representing a condominium or multi-unit beach property. The 187 businesses registered here point to the commercial character of the beach strip.
Only two streets appear in this ZIP, with Stickney Terrace dominating due to its multi-unit properties.
ZIP Code 03843 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 18 business establishments, employing about 241 people with an annual payroll of $10,572,000. USPS data shows 1 residential mailboxes and 0 business mailboxes, reflecting local delivery coverage.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 1Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 1,824Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 1Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 18Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $2,145,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $10,572,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 241Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 03843 is located in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, within the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 14460) and New Hampshire's 1st Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 4,552,402 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 03843, and is subdivided into the Rockingham County-Strafford County, NH division. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 14460Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | Rockingham County-Strafford County, NH (CBSA Div 40484)Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 4,552,402Source: Census |
| MSA: | Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT CMSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 01Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 2463.65 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | Portsmouth-Rochester, NH-ME PMSASource: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 3332980Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Hampton CDP; New HampshireSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 03843 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 February 1, 2026.