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Salem, NH

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Salem, NH: 1 USPS ZIP, population 28,776. 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 SALEM-NH · Salem, NH 1 ZIPs · 28,776 pop · #3016/25278 · Rockingham County

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

  • INC-TOP $110,490
  • RANK-TOP #3016/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Derry
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 76% owners
  • POP-SMALL 28,776
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $473,300

Nearest income peer: Derry, NH ( $2,168 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 Salem

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

Top 12%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
28,776
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$110,490
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 $110,490 and home value $473,300 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 38.7%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (75.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Salem as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Salem reads through its lone ZIP, 03079

28,776 ACS residents, one ZIP: 03079 is not the leading code inside Salem, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Salem's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 1,295 establishments, 22,357 employees , annual payroll $1,402,619k (~45 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 03079 (1,295 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (295) · also Other services (except public administration) · Professional, scientific, and technical services .

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ZIP Codes in Salem, NH

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

Salem lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Rockingham County: Londonderry, Exeter and Windham earn more and Portsmouth, Hampton and Raymond earn less. Windham marks the far end of that range at $189,583, 72% above Salem.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
03079 28,776 $110,490 1,295 448
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Salem 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 Salem, .