Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 24 min5:08 am – 8:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 59 min7:17 am – 4:16 pm
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People907 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 50.7327 householdsMedian household income $86,250Median home value $239,30098% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $4,593 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting1.8% unemployment rate64% of adults are in the labour force, 504 employedMain industries: education and health care 22%, manufacturing 17%, professional and business services 13%Average commute 37 minutes81% drive alone, 14% car-pool, 5% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages30% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher89% finished high school, 10% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 79°F, lows 59°FColdest month January: highs 29°F, lows 13°F48 in of rain a year, on about 88 dayswettest month October85 in of snow a year, on about 23 days2 days above 90°F, 152 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Mt Sunapee station, 9 mi away
Nearby landmarksCrescent Lakelake · 3.7 miLempster Mountainpeak · 2.0 miBeckwith Hillpeak · 1.4 miDodge Pondlake · 1.0 miHall Pond Trailtrailhead · 8.7 miHubbard Hill State Forest Trailheadpark · 9.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPillsbury State Parkstate park · 4.4 miGallop Marsh Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 2.8 miPillsbury-Sunapee Corridorstate park · 6.0 mi · 673 acresSunapee State Parkstate park · 7.3 mi · 2,362 acresJohn Hay National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 10.3 mi · 80 acresSugar River Recreational Trailstate park · 10.6 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.5 on 19 Jan 198235 mi away, near Sanbornton, New HampshireMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 26 Sep 201031 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowSullivan County, NH, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsIce storm Relatively ModerateLandslide Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality79% of days had good air in 2025288 of 365 days measured75 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 37, worst day 115main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Cheshire County, NH, 22 mi away
Internet at home87% of households have a broadband subscription75% have cable, fibre or DSL3% rely on a mobile data plan alone11% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterClaremont Water Deptserves 9,000 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Jan 2025: surface water treatment, treatment technique2 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,368 ft417 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalValley Regional Hospital12.9 miPost officeLempster Post Officeunder a mileTown hallGoshen Town Hall4.9 miPoliceLempster Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationLempster Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 otherSchoolLempster Community School1.3 miCollegeRiver Valley Community College13.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLebanon Municipal Airport LEB28 miMajor airportBoston Logan International Airport BOS85 miInterstateI-9113 miUS highwayUS 512 miAmtrakClaremont, NH CLA13 miCoachBellows Falls Bus StopGreyhound15 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 03605 ZIP area.
