Nelson, NH

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Nelson, NH: 1 USPS ZIP, population 852. 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 NELSON-NH · Nelson, NH 1 ZIPs · 852 pop · #4356/25278 · Cheshire County

INC-HIGH · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $100,625
  • RANK-TOP #4356/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Fitzwilliam
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 89% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 852
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $353,300

Nearest income peer: Fitzwilliam, NH (+ $110 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 Nelson

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

Top 17%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
852
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$100,625
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 $100,625 and home value $353,300 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 60.0%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (88.9%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 03457, is all of Nelson

There is no split to weigh here: 03457 holds every one of Nelson's 852 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Nelson

Citywide ZBP: 11 establishments, 37 employees , annual payroll $1,857k (~13 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 03457 (11 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (3) .

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ZIP Codes in Nelson, NH

These ZIP codes sit in Cheshire County, which covers 25 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Nelson. See the Cheshire County roll-up →

Nelson sits in the upper half of Cheshire County on income: Keene, Swanzey and Jaffrey report less, while Westmoreland reports more. Hinsdale marks the far end of that range at $69,191, 31% below Nelson.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
03457 852 $100,625 11 14

Nelson 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 Nelson, .