Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 21 min5:05 am – 8:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 1 min7:12 am – 4:13 pm
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People6,628 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 40.82,348 householdsMedian household income $135,040Median home value $483,400Median rent $1,893 a month83% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $8,801 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.9% unemployment rate63% of adults are in the labour force, 3,317 employedMain industries: education and health care 21%, professional and business services 17%, manufacturing 15%Average commute 33 minutes71% drive alone, 1% car-pool, 27% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages34% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher96% finished high school, 16% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, Spanish 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 60°FColdest month January: highs 34°F, lows 15°F47 in of rain a year, on about 86 dayswettest month October76 in of snow a year, on about 31 days11 days above 90°F, 150 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, W Hampstead station, 2 mi away
Nearby landmarksFrench Hillpeak · 1.2 miChestnut Hillpeak · 1.3 miLily Pondlake · under a milePhillips Pondlake · 1.1 miSunset Park Campgroundcampground · 4.0 miRockingham Recreational Rail Trail Fremont Trailheadtrailhead · 4.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsRockingham Recreational Trailstate park · under a mile · 53 acresDerry Conservation Area Bpark · 2.3 mi · 66 acresManchester-Portsmouth RR Bedstate park · 6.1 mi · 258 acresKingston State Parkstate park · 6.2 mi287 Gove Tract and Lancelot Farmer Tractstate conservation land · 6.6 miMoonscape Parkpark · 6.5 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes12 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.5 on 19 Jan 198244 mi away, near Sanbornton, New HampshireMost recent: magnitude 3.8 on 27 Jan 202532 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateRockingham County, NH, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCoastal flooding Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality85% of days had good air in 2025309 of 365 days measured54 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 38, worst day 150main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Rockingham County monitors, NH
Internet at home99% of households have a broadband subscription95% have cable, fibre or DSL3% rely on a mobile data plan alone1% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCornerstone Estatesserves 202 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation264 ft80 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHampstead Hospital4.6 miPost officeSandown Post Officeunder a mileTown hallSandown Town Hallunder a milePoliceSandown Police Department1.1 miFire stationSandown Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 otherSchoolTLC at Sandown Centralunder a mileElementarySandown North Elementary School1.9 miCollegeUniversity of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension in Rockingham County8.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportManchester-Boston Regional Airport MHT13 miMajor airportBoston Logan International Airport BOS41 miInterstateI-938.7 miUS highwayUS 314 miAmtrakExeter, NH EXR12 miRailExeterAmtrak Downeaster12 miCoachManchester Boston AirportGreyhound13 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 03873 ZIP area.
