Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 32 min5:01 am – 8:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 50 min7:18 am – 4:09 pm
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People1,013 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 58.0518 householdsMedian household income $67,188Median home value $296,700Median rent $867 a month91% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $4,196 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.1% unemployment rate57% of adults are in the labour force, 501 employedMain industries: retail 21%, education and health care 21%, construction 16%Average commute 34 minutes73% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 18% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages28% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher90% finished high school, 7% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, French or Haitian Creole 2%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 78°F, lows 56°FColdest month January: highs 26°F, lows 7°F41 in of rain a year, on about 95 dayswettest month June95 in of snow a year, on about 67 days2 days above 90°F, 173 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Jefferson station, 2 mi away
Nearby landmarksSTARR KINGtrailhead · 1.2 miColonel Whipple Trailtrailhead · 1.8 miMount Starr Kingpeak · 2.5 miMount Joseph Whipplepeak · 2.7 miSouth Branch Israel Riverriver · 4.3 miMirror Lakelake · 7.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWhite Mountain National Forestnational forest · within reach · 725,046 acresSilvio O. Conte National Fish And Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 1.7 mi · 7,893 acresWeeks State Parkstate park · 6.2 mi · 426 acresWhite Mountain Purchase Unitnational forest · 9.8 mi · 29,310 acresJericho Mountain State Parkstate park · 9.8 mi · 7,725 acresCarroll Recreational Trailstate park · 9.8 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.9 on 20 Oct 198818 mi away, near Milan, New HampshireMost recent: magnitude 3.8 on 21 Aug 199616 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowCoos County, NH, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsAvalanche Very HighWinter weather Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality81% of days had good air in 2025281 of 345 days measured60 moderate, 4 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 44, worst day 119main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Coos County monitors, NH
Internet at home77% of households have a broadband subscription47% have cable, fibre or DSL9% rely on a mobile data plan alone19% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterBerlin Water Worksserves 9,575 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,286 ft392 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalWeeks Medical Center7.5 miPost officeJefferson Post Office1.6 miTown hallJefferson Town Hall1.7 miPoliceLancaster Police Department8.0 miFire stationJefferson Fire Department1.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 elementary, 2 otherElementaryJefferson Elementary Schoolunder a mileSchoolNFI North Country Shelter School1.0 miSchoolNFI Davenport School1.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLebanon Municipal Airport LEB68 miMajor airportPortland International Jetport PWM77 miInterstateI-9316 miUS highwayUS 2under a mileAmtrakMontpelier-Berlin, VT MPR58 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 03583 ZIP area.
