03842

Name: ZIP code 03842, New Hampshire
Address: NH, 03842, US

ZIP code 03842 is in Rockingham County, New Hampshire. About 16,324 people live here in 7,817 households. The median home value is $548,500 and the median household income $95,422. The average commute takes about 28 minutes.

ZIP code tabulation area · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

16,324residentsACS 2020–2024

$95,422median household incomeRockingham County: $118K

$548,500median home valueRockingham County: $498K

92%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

03842 in New HampshireZIP codes coloured by median household income

03842

<$45K$125K+

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

People.

16,324 residents in 7,817 households, next to the Rockingham County figure.

12%

under 18

15%

aged 18–34

31%

aged 65 and over

35%

of households are people living alone

46%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

10,199 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $548,500 (±$39,533).

74%

of households own their home

51%

of homes are detached single-family houses

26%

are in buildings with 5 or more units

are mobile homes

23%

of housing units are vacant

$1,641

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later2%

2010–20198%

2000–200911%

1990–199910%

1980–198917%

1970–197914%

1960–19697%

1950–195912%

1940–19495%

1939 or earlier14%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$8,139.

$95,422

median household income

5.6%

of people live below the poverty line

4.4%

unemployment rate

43%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

28 min

average commute to work

16%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

75%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

22%

work from home

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

92%

of households have a broadband subscription

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Businesses in 03842.

507 business establishments with paid employees have an address in this ZIP code.

Grocery stores and supermarkets0

Convenience stores6

Pharmacies and drug stores3

Retail bakeries0

Full-service restaurants33

Limited-service restaurants25

Coffee shops and snack bars20

Bars0

Physicians’ offices5

Dentists’ offices5

Child care centers0

Gyms and fitness centers0

Movie theaters0

Museums0

Counts are business establishments with paid employees, by the ZIP code of their address. Self-employed people without staff, and public facilities such as libraries, are not included.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023

Health.

Estimated share of adults in 03842, next to the national figure.

81%

had a routine checkup in the past year

73%

visited a dentist in the past year

of 18–64s have no health insurance

20%

get no leisure-time physical activity

32%

usually sleep less than 7 hours

10%

smoke

32%

have obesity

11%

have diagnosed diabetes

39%

have high blood pressure

14%

report fair or poor general health

14%

report frequent mental distress

27%

often feel lonely

faced food insecurity in the past year

faced housing insecurity in the past year

lacked reliable transportation in the past year

These are model-based estimates for adults from the CDC’s PLACES project, combining national health surveys with local population data. They are not counts of local patients, and small differences between nearby ZIP codes are within the margin of the model.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PLACES 2025 release (ZCTA), public domain

Nearest public schools.

In a straight line from the center of the ZIP code. Attendance zones are set by each school district.

Hampton Centre SchoolHampton0.2 mi

Hampton AcademyHampton0.2 mi

Adeline C. Marston SchoolHampton0.5 mi

Winnacunnet High SchoolHampton0.6 mi

Lincoln Akerman SchoolHampton Falls2.2 mi

Source: National Center for Education Statistics, EDGE public school locations 2024–25

Nearby ZIP codes.

ZIP codes here are the Census Bureau’s ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, which closely match the postal ZIP codes used for addresses.

03844 03862 03874 03871 03885 03870 Rockingham County New Hampshire