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ZIP Code03890

West Ossipee, NH

Carroll County · New Hampshire · United States
Home to 52 people across 1.642 square miles.

EasternRenter-majority31 ZIPs in county

At a glance

03890 by the numbers

Every figure below comes from the 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, the Census Gazetteer, or is computed from those. Margins of error are shown where they matter.

Population
52
±62 · bottom 10% nationally
Median household income
—
US median $70,109 · —
Median home value
—
US median $207,500 · —
Median age
35.5
US median 42 years
Population density
32/mi²
34th pctile most dense
Land area
1.642 mi²
plus 0.046 mi² water

Location

Where 03890 is

43.81501, -71.209375 · Census ZCTA internal pointOpen larger map →
Coordinates43.81501, -71.209375
Time zoneAmerica/New_York
CountyCarroll County
StateNew Hampshire (NH)
Land area1.642 mi²
Coordinate sourceCensus ZCTA internal point

Local time

America/New_York

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Distance to major cities

Straight-line, computed from coordinates

Boston, MA100.8 mi
New York, NY257.6 mi
Philadelphia, PA335.5 mi
Chicago, IL841.1 mi

People

Who lives in 03890

52 residents in 10 households, averaging 5.2 people per household. The largest age group is 35-44 at 44.2% of residents, and 100.0% of households are families.

Age distribution

Share of residents by age band

Under 1834.6%
18-240.0%
25-345.8%
35-4444.2%
45-540.0%
55-640.0%
65+15.4%

Households

Composition and size

Total households10
Average household size5.2
Family households100.0%
Living alone0.0%
Median age35.5 years
Households with internet100.0%

Race & ethnicity

Census race categories. Hispanic or Latino origin is asked separately and overlaps these groups.

White100.0%

Income & work

What people earn in 03890

Income data is suppressed for this ZIP code.

Compared to the US

This ZIP against the national median

Median household income—
Median household income— ±—
Per capita income$15,712
Poverty rate5.8%
Unemployment rate0.0%
Labor force participation67.6%

Household income distribution

Share of households in each bracket

<$25k0.0%
$25-50k100.0%
$50-75k0.0%
$75-100k0.0%
$100-150k0.0%
$150-200k0.0%
$200k+0.0%

Educational attainment among residents 25 and older: 41.2% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 100.0% finished high school.

Housing

Homes and rent in 03890

Housing cost data is suppressed for this ZIP code.

Costs

Typical values

Median home value—
Median gross rent—/mo
Median year built—
Housing units10
Vacancy rate0.0%

Own vs. rent

Of 10 occupied units

Owner-occupied0.0%
Renter-occupied100.0%
Owner households0
Renter households10

Building types

Units by structure size

Single family100.0%

Getting to work

How 03890 commutes

100.0% of workers worked from home. 100.0% work from home.

Mode of transport

Workers 16 and older

Worked from home100.0%

Travel time

Mean commute — minutes

Overview

Understanding ZIP code 03890

ZIP code 03890 is assigned to West Ossipee, NH, and falls within Carroll County. Like every US postal code, it began as a mail-routing device rather than a geographic boundary — the US Postal Service groups delivery routes under a single code so carriers and sorting equipment can process mail efficiently. Today it also serves as a practical shorthand for the area itself: roughly 52 people live inside it.

At 32 residents per square mile spread over 1.642 square miles, 03890 reads as a rural area. It is a sparsely populated postal code, and density shapes almost everything else on this page — how people get to work, whether they own or rent, and what housing costs.

Living here

What life in West Ossipee looks like

The building stock is dominated by detached single-family houses, which account for 100.0% of housing units here. At 0.0%, vacancy is low — housing here is tightly held.

The population skews younger than the country as a whole, with a median age of 35.5 against 42 nationally. Households are relatively large at 5.2 people on average, with 100.0% classified as family households.

Where to stay

Where to stay in West Ossipee, NH

03890 covers a rural area, and accommodation within the postal code itself is likely to be sparse — perhaps a country inn, a lodge or a vacation rental rather than a conventional hotel. Widening the search radius is usually the practical approach, and it also opens up more availability at short notice.

For reference, Boston, MA is about 100.8 miles away in a straight line, which is worth factoring in if you are comparing a stay here against one closer to the city centre.

Availability and pricing change constantly, so the live search below will give you a more accurate picture than any figure we could publish here. It opens results for this area on Booking.com.

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Practical uses

What ZIP code 03890 is used for

Beyond addressing mail, 03890 does a lot of quiet administrative work. Retailers use it to calculate shipping and sales tax at checkout. Insurers use it to set premiums, since risk profiles vary geographically. Employers and marketers use it to define service areas. Government agencies use it to route benefits and organise reporting. If you have ever been asked for a postal code by a form that clearly does not intend to send you anything, this is why.

For anyone weighing a move, 03890 offers a compact profile of West Ossipee: 52 residents, 41.2% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and an unemployment rate of 0.0%. A handful of figures like these answer more relocation questions than most neighbourhood guides do.

One caution worth repeating: a postal code is not a neighbourhood. 03890 may cover parts of several distinct areas, and a single neighbourhood in West Ossipee may be split across more than one code. Boundaries also shift as USPS adjusts delivery routes. Treat the figures here as describing a delivery area, which is what they actually measure.

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Questions

Common questions about 03890

What city is ZIP code 03890 in?
03890 serves West Ossipee, New Hampshire, in Carroll County, United States.
What is the population of 03890?
About 52 people live in ZIP code 03890, according to the US Census Bureau's 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. The margin of error on that figure is ±62. That works out to roughly 32 people per square mile.
Is 03890 a good place to live?
That depends on what you're looking for, but here are the facts: 41.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the unemployment rate is 0.0%, and the median age is 35.5. We publish the numbers and let you weigh them.
What time zone is 03890 in?
03890 observes Eastern Time (America/New_York). This zone observes daylight saving time.
How big is ZIP code 03890?
ZIP code 03890 covers 1.642 square miles of land plus 0.046 square miles of water, per the US Census Bureau's 2023 Gazetteer files.
Is 03890 urban, suburban or rural?
By population density, 03890 reads as a rural area. It holds 32 people per square mile across 1.642 square miles of land. For reference, densities above 10,000 per square mile generally indicate an urban core, 1,000–3,000 is typically suburban, and under 200 is rural. These are rules of thumb rather than official designations — the Census Bureau classifies urban and rural areas by census block, not by ZIP code.
How many people work in 03890?
About 23 residents of 03890 are employed. Labor force participation stands at 67.6% and the unemployment rate is 0.0%. Note this counts residents by where they live, not by where they work — a ZIP with many offices can have far more jobs than employed residents.
Where should I stay when visiting 03890?
Accommodation in and around West Ossipee, NH ranges with the character of the area. See the 'Where to stay' section on this page for local context, and use the live search there for current availability and pricing.
Does 03890 cover more than one city or county?
This page lists West Ossipee as the primary place and Carroll County as the county. ZIP codes follow mail delivery routes rather than municipal or county lines, so a single code can straddle boundaries, and USPS also recognises alternate acceptable city names for many codes. If you need the definitive answer for a specific street address, the USPS ZIP Code Lookup is the authority.
Can ZIP code 03890 change?
Yes. USPS adjusts ZIP codes as delivery volumes shift — codes are occasionally split, merged, retired or newly created, and boundaries move more often than most people assume. The Census Bureau's ZCTA definitions, which underpin the demographic figures on this page, are redrawn only once a decade, so the two can drift apart between censuses.

Methodology

Where this data comes from

  • Postal geography — GeoNames open postal code database (CC BY 4.0), cross-checked against the US Census Gazetteer.
  • Demographics, income, housing, commute — US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates, ZIP Code Tabulation Area 03890. Tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B02001, B03003, B08301, B08303, B11001, B15003, B17001, B19001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25024, B25035, B25064, B25077, B28002.
  • Land and water area — US Census Bureau 2023 Gazetteer Files.
  • Weather — NOAA National Weather Service, fetched live in your browser.
  • Map — OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
On accuracy. ACS figures are survey estimates, not counts. The margin of error shown alongside the population figure means the true value has a 90% chance of falling in that range. For small ZIP codes the error can be large relative to the estimate — treat the direction as more reliable than the exact number. This page reports data for ZCTA 03890, the Census approximation of the USPS delivery area.