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Amherst, NH

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Amherst, NH: 1 USPS ZIP, population 11,247. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet AMHERST-NH · Amherst, NH 1 ZIPs · 11,247 pop · #787/25278 · Hillsborough County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-TOP $153,125
  • RANK-TOP #787/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Litchfield
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 92% owners
  • POP-TOWN 11,247
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $537,300

Nearest income peer: Litchfield, NH (+ $8,911 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Amherst

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Amherst on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Amherst, NH sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 3%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
11,247
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$153,125
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $153,125 and home value $537,300 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 65.8%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (91.9%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within New Hampshire, Stratham is the closest lower-income city and Auburn the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Amherst.

Population concentration

Amherst's single ZIP 03031 carries the town

Amherst is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 03031 is the entire residential footprint (11,247 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Amherst's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 408 establishments, 4,379 employees , annual payroll $265,193k (~36 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 03031 (408 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (62) · also Professional, scientific, and technical services · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Amherst, NH

These ZIP codes sit in Hillsborough County, which covers 34 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Amherst. See the Hillsborough County roll-up →

Amherst sits in the upper half of Hillsborough County on income: Manchester, Nashua and Merrimack report less, while Bedford, Litchfield and Hollis report more. Manchester marks the far end of that range at $85,868, 44% below Amherst.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
03031 11,247 $153,125 408 126
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Amherst roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Amherst, .