Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 23 min5:10 am – 8:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 59 min7:18 am – 4:17 pm
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People523 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 49.7234 householdsMedian household income $72,391Median home value $201,000Median rent $1,074 a month69% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,514 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.4% unemployment rate65% of adults are in the labour force, 290 employedMain industries: manufacturing 27%, education and health care 26%, professional and business services 16%Average commute 25 minutes81% drive alone, 14% car-pool, 5% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages31% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher100% finished high school, 0% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 95%, Spanish 2%, French or Haitian Creole 2%, Russian or other Slavic 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 81°F, lows 58°FColdest month January: highs 31°F, lows 13°F47 in of rain a yearwettest month June60 in of snow a year, on about 20 days7 days above 90°F, 163 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Walpole 2s Nepp station, 8 mi away; snow from Walpole 3
Nearby landmarksCold Riverriver · 2.0 miConnecticut River Reservoirreservoir · under a mileGreat Fallswaterfall · under a mileMount Kilburnpeak · under a mileFall Mountainpeak · under a mileSaxtons Riverriver · 1.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBellow Falls Recreation Areapark · 1.0 mi · 62 acresMissing Link Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 2.7 miHubbard Farms Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.7 miMuckrossstate park · 8.9 mi · 204 acresTurner Hill Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.0 mi · 219 acresGrafton Village Parkpark · 8.5 mi · 64 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.5 on 19 Jan 198249 mi away, near Sanbornton, New HampshireMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 26 Sep 201045 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowCheshire County, NH, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLightning Relatively ModerateIce storm Relatively ModerateSource: 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, Cheshire County monitors, NH
Internet at home95% of households have a broadband subscription80% have cable, fibre or DSL15% rely on a mobile data plan alone5% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterKeene Water Deptserves 30,000 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation373 ft114 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSpringfield Hospital10.9 miPost officeBellows Falls Post Officeunder a mileTown hallRockingham Town Hallunder a milePoliceNorth Walpole Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationNorth Walpole Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 1 otherElementaryNorth Walpole Schoolright hereMiddleBellows Falls Middle Schoolunder a mileElementaryCentral Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeLandmark College12.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLebanon Municipal Airport LEB34 miMajor airportAlbany International Airport ALB74 miInterstateI-911.5 miUS highwayUS 5under a mileAmtrakClaremont, NH CLA16 miCoachBellows Falls Bus StopGreyhoundunder a mileTransit15 stops within a mileMOOverSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 03609 ZIP area.
