PlainZIP

Chester, NH

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Chester, NH: 1 USPS ZIP, population 4,782. 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 CHESTER-NH · Chester, NH 1 ZIPs · 4,782 pop · #1089/25278 · Rockingham County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-TOP $142,212
  • RANK-TOP #1089/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Londonderry
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 98% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 4,782
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $552,300

Nearest income peer: Londonderry, NH ( $8,174 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 Chester

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Chester 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, Chester, NH sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 4%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
4,782
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$142,212
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 $142,212 and home value $552,300 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 41.1%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (97.7%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within New Hampshire, Rye Beach is the closest lower-income city and East Kingston the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Chester.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 03036, is all of Chester

There is no split to weigh here: 03036 holds every one of Chester's 4,782 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Chester's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 82 establishments, 408 employees , annual payroll $23,928k (~17 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 03036 (82 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (30) · also Professional, scientific, and technical services · Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services .

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ZIP Codes in Chester, NH

These ZIP codes sit in Rockingham County, which covers 36 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Chester. See the Rockingham County roll-up →

Chester sits in the upper half of Rockingham County on income: Derry, Salem and Londonderry report less, while Windham and Stratham report more. Seabrook marks the far end of that range at $82,995, 42% below Chester.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
03036 4,782 $142,212 82 71
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Chester 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 Chester, .