Which ZIP code in Strafford County has the highest share of owner-occupied homes?

03887 (Union), at 96.9% (±3.0%), among 15 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.

Why are some ZIP codes missing?

ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

ZIP codes with the highest homeownership in Strafford County, NH

These are the 15 ZIP codes in Strafford County with the highest share of owner-occupied homes, out of 15 with at least 1,000 residents. 03887 (Union, 96.9%), 03861 (Lee, 95.8%) and 03855 (New Durham, 94.0%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Strafford County; the right one depends on who you want to reach, so the same ZIP codes are ranked several ways below.

ZIP codes with the highest homeownership in Strafford County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Owner-occupied homes	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	03887	Union	96.9% ±3.0%	1,739	672	914
2	03861	Lee	95.8% ±3.8%	4,576	1,616	1,765
3	03855	New Durham	94.0% ±4.2%	2,748	1,091	1,257
4	03884	Strafford	93.5% ±3.4%	4,306	1,580	1,650
5	03825	Barrington	87.0% ±3.6%	9,489	3,467	3,903
6	03851	Milton	85.7% ±6.9%	4,333	1,625	1,455
7	03823	Madbury	82.9% ±7.8%	2,203	735	466
8	03868	Rochester	78.1% ±7.2%	6,133	2,472	2,725
9	03835	Farmington	77.8% ±5.7%	6,804	2,807	2,758
10	03869	Rollinsford	77.7% ±7.6%	2,456	1,026	770
11	03839	Rochester	67.7% ±8.2%	4,279	1,671	1,557
12	03824	Durham	64.4% ±5.7%	15,080	3,231	3,125
13	03867	Rochester	62.6% ±4.3%	22,732	9,789	10,611
14	03878	Somersworth	58.0% ±5.1%	12,205	5,245	5,583
15	03820	Dover	52.7% ±3.0%	33,440	15,062	15,667

How we ranked them

Ranked by the share of occupied homes that are owner-occupied (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024). ZIP codes need at least 1,000 residents to be ranked; 15 of 16 qualify.

Which of these to mail, and why

Homeowners make the decisions about roofs, HVAC, lawns, solar and insurance. A high owner share means fewer pieces wasted on renters who can't hire the work.

The top five ZIP codes on this list hold 8,426 households, on 17 carrier routes with 9,489 residential mailboxes. Open any of them on the route map to see each carrier route's own figures before you choose.

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Frequently asked questions

Which ZIP code in Strafford County has the highest share of owner-occupied homes?: 03887 (Union), at 96.9% (±3.0%), among 15 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.
How is this ranking calculated?: Ranked by the share of occupied homes that are owner-occupied (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024).
Why are some ZIP codes missing?: ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

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