Estimated median household income in 2007: $53,831
| This zip code: | $53,831 | | New Hampshire: | $62,369 |
Nearest zip codes: 03226, 03246, 03254, 03217, 03256, 03269.
Housing units in zip code 03253 with a mortgage: 1,025 (92 second mortgage, 142 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 546
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,697
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $587
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 7.1% | | Whole state: | 7.1% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 3.2% | | Whole state: | 3.4% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.0 | | State: | 6.2 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.0 | | State: | 4.0 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Cemetery: Oakland Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Swamp Pond (A), Mud Pond (B), Otter Pond (C), Randlett Pond (D), Little Pond (E), Forest Pond (F), Wickwas Lake (G), Meredith Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Page Brook (A), Dolloff Brook (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 91
- 1995 to 1998: 343
- 1990 to 1994: 231
- 1980 to 1989: 877
- 1970 to 1979: 752
- 1960 to 1969: 690
- 1950 to 1959: 540
- 1940 to 1949: 238
- 1939 or earlier: 767
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Meredith, NH (03253): |
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- no bedroom: 8
- 1 bedrooms: 74
- 2 bedrooms: 577
- 3 bedrooms: 1,032
- 4 bedrooms: 340
- 5 or more bedrooms: 68
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 17
- 1 bedrooms: 195
- 2 bedrooms: 231
- 3 bedrooms: 92
- 4 bedrooms: 43
- 5 or more bedrooms: 8
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Vehicles available in 03253 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 51
- 1 vehicle: 524
- 2 vehicles: 1,146
- 3 vehicles: 266
- 4 vehicles: 86
- 5 or more vehicles: 26
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 87
- 1 vehicle: 309
- 2 vehicles: 128
- 3 vehicles: 48
- 4 vehicles: 14
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 03253:
- Less than $10,000: 14
- $10,000 to $14,999: 7
- $15,000 to $19,999: 7
- $20,000 to $24,999: 23
- $25,000 to $29,999: 25
- $30,000 to $34,999: 13
- $35,000 to $39,999: 10
- $40,000 to $49,999: 29
- $50,000 to $59,999: 26
- $60,000 to $69,999: 19
- $70,000 to $79,999: 22
- $80,000 to $89,999: 27
- $90,000 to $99,999: 29
- $100,000 to $124,999: 61
- $125,000 to $149,999: 92
- $150,000 to $174,999: 147
- $175,000 to $199,999: 219
- $200,000 to $249,999: 269
- $250,000 to $299,999: 256
- $300,000 to $399,999: 378
- $400,000 to $499,999: 181
- $500,000 to $749,999: 246
- $750,000 to $999,999: 75
- $1,000,000 or more: 62
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 03253:
- Less than $100: 4
- $100 to $149: 8
- $150 to $199: 32
- $200 to $249: 25
- $250 to $299: 14
- $300 to $349: 20
- $350 to $399: 5
- $400 to $449: 19
- $450 to $499: 19
- $500 to $549: 17
- $550 to $599: 19
- $600 to $649: 19
- $650 to $699: 15
- $700 to $749: 17
- $800 to $899: 27
- $900 to $999: 17
- No cash rent: 51
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $313,133.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $280,485
- Asian householders: $1,796,666
- Two or more races householders: $174,533
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $333,666
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $272,426 (it was $129,400 in 2000)
| 03253: | $272,426 | | New Hampshire: | $261,800 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $158,948 - $266,304
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $364,268| Here: | $364,268 | | State: | $325,636 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $570,876| Here: | $570,876 | | State: | $264,940 |
In 2-unit structures: $280,561| Here: | $280,561 | | State: | $286,159 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $350,504| Here: | $350,504 | | State: | $259,257 |
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $470,598| Here: | $470,598 | | State: | $195,820 |
Mobile homes: $30,078| Here: | $30,078 | | State: | $42,127 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 3,689
- One, attached: 88
- Two: 126
- 3 or 4: 109
- 5 to 9: 116
- 10 to 19: 21
- 20 to 49: 49
- 50 or more: 17
- Mobile homes: 314

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 2,650 (79%)
- Carpooled: 365 (11%)
- Walked: 122 (4%)
- Other means: 19 (1%)
- Worked at home: 194 (6%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 173
- 5 to 9 minutes: 668
- 10 to 14 minutes: 498
- 15 to 19 minutes: 362
- 20 to 24 minutes: 481
- 25 to 29 minutes: 224
- 30 to 34 minutes: 273
- 35 to 39 minutes: 17
- 40 to 44 minutes: 92
- 45 to 59 minutes: 107
- 60 to 89 minutes: 168
- 90 or more minutes: 93
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 76.7%
Household type by relationship
Households: 6,403
- In family households: 5,477 (1,462 male householders, 435 female householders)
1,558 spouses, 1,677 children (1,539 natural, 37 adopted, 101 stepchildren), 54 grandchildren, 45 brothers or sisters, 36 parents, 76 other relatives, 134 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 926 (393 male householders (307 living alone)), 398 female householders (364 living alone)), 135 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 129 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 977 2-persons, 400 3-persons, 345 4-persons, 132 5-persons, 38 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 671 1-person, 102 2-persons, 13 3-persons, 5 4-persons.
980 married couples with children.
377 single-parent households (110 men, 267 women).
95.3% of residents of 03253 zip code speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% very well, 25% not well).
3.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% very well, 14% well, 3% not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (40% very well, 46% well, 14% not well).
Foreign born population: 147 (2.3%)
(84.4% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 2.3% | | Whole state: | 4.4% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Canada (27%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (11%)
- Poland (9%)
- Ireland (8%)
- Portugal (7%)
- Other Northern Europe (6%)
- Other Australian and New Zealand Subregion (5%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 13
- 1990 to 1994: 16
- 1985 to 1989: 7
- 1980 to 1984: 0
- 1975 to 1979: 16
- 1970 to 1974: 11
- 1970 to 1974: 18
- 1965 to 1969: 66
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White population: 6,377
Black population: 10
American Indian population: 9
Asian population: 32
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 4
Some other race population: 15
Two or more races population: 55

First ancestries reported:
|  English: 1135 |
|  Irish: 690 |
|  French (except Basque): 503 |
|  United States or American: 470 |
|  Italian: 469 |
|  French Canadian: 370 |
|  German: 303 |
|  Other groups: 215 |
|  Polish: 172 |
|  Scottish: 170 |
|  Swedish: 119 |
|  European: 86 |
|  Russian: 80 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 77 |
|  Portuguese: 59 |
|  Norwegian: 58 |
|  Welsh: 48 |
|  Dutch: 45 |
|  Canadian: 38 |
|  Swiss: 36 |
|  British: 22 |
|  Northern European: 21 |
|  Belgian: 16 |
|  Danish: 14 |
|  Greek: 9 |
|  New Zealander: 8 |
|  Hungarian: 8 |
|  Finnish: 5 |
|  Romanian: 5 |
|  Eastern European: 4 |
|  Brazilian: 4 |
|  Czechoslovakian: 3 |
|  Pennsylvania German: 2 |
|  Czech: 2 |

Median worth of mobile homes: $42,971
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (77%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)
- Electricity (8%)
- Wood (5%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 2899
- Northeast: 2904
- Midwest: 187
- South: 220
- West: 136
55% of the 03253 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 40% lived in New Hampshire.
Population in 1990: 5,959. Population change in the 1990s: +543 (+9.1%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 48
| Here: | 6.9% | | New Hampshire: | 8.9% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 47
| Here: | 11.8% | | New Hampshire: | 10.7% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 42
| Here: | 21.4% | | New Hampshire: | 36.4% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- KENNETH J KESTLER (21 STONEDAM ISLAND ROAD in MEREDITH, NH; small business): $82,234 in 2 contracts from 2000 to 2001
$52,758 with Army for Other Research and Development -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D). Signed on 2001-06-18. Completion date: 2002-06-30.
$29,476, same as above. Signed on 2000-09-21. Completion date: 2002-06-30.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (50-99 employees: 2 establishments, 20-49 employees: 5 establishments, 10-19 employees: 4 establishments, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 3 establishments)
- Finance and Insurance: Savings Institutions (100-249: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Construction: Drywall and Insulation Contractors (100-249: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 1)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Landscaping Services (50-99: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 8)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (50-99: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
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130 people in nursing homes
Fatal accident statistics in 2005
- Fatal accident count: 2
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 2
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 3
- Fatalities: 2
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 3
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) statistics
Number of bridges: 23
Total length: 207 meters
Total costs: 34,500,000 $
Total average daily traffic: 20,330
Total average daily truck traffic: 127
Total future (year 2025) average daily traffic: 30,088
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- Built before 1900: 1
- Built in 1900-1910: 0
- Built in 1910-1920: 0
- Built in 1920-1930: 3
- Built in 1930-1940: 2
- Built in 1940-1950: 3
- Built in 1950-1960: 4
- Built in 1960-1970: 3
- Built in 1970-1980: 5
- Built in 1980-1990: 2
- Built in 1990-2000: 0
- Built in 2000-2010: 0
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