Mason is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, home to about 1,451 people across 24 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 03048 and 03086.
Homes sold for a median of $273 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Population1,45161 per sq mi
Median home value$384,000Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$273Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Mason. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Mason
Distances
Nearest major airport
Boston Logan International Airport (BOS)47 miles away
Closer regional airport
Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (MHT)20 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Boston, MA48 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
New York, NY183 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Mason; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Mason
U.S. Representative · New Hampshire’s 2nd DistrictMaggie Goodlander (D)
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Mason had 1,448 residents in the 2020 census, up 26% since 2000.
It’s the 166th largest of 242 towns in New Hampshire by population.
Hillsborough County grew from 112,640 residents in 1900 to 422,937 in 2020.
Hillsborough County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 79°F in summer, and winter lows average 14°F. About 49.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 75 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Greenville 1 Nne, NH weather station (3 miles away).
Jobs in Hillsborough County
186,868 jobs at 11,028 businesses in Hillsborough County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
17 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Mason’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Monadnock Community HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Peterborough12.9 miles
Heywood Hospital -General hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Gardner16.4 miles
Nashoba Valley Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · Ayer16.5 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
1
Dentists
2
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
1
Mental health providers
11
Physical and occupational therapists
2
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Mason
Parks (3 nearby)
Mason Railroad Trail · 83 acres0.9 mi
Taft Memorial Field · 4 acres2.7 mi
Grocery stores
Sonny's Market LLC5.7 mi
Market Basket6.4 mi
Pharmacies
McNabb Pharmacy6.9 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Mason Public Library1.0 mi
Museums
Ashby Historical Society6.3 mi
Counts are within about 3.5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Mason School District, Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(4)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Mason Elementary SchoolMason
Pre-K–5
106
Public
1.0 mi
Florence Rideout Elementary SchoolWilton
1–5
211
Public
6.2 mi
Wilton-Lyndeboro Middle SchoolWilton
6–8
130
Public
6.2 mi
Wilton-Lyndeboro Senior High SchoolWilton
9–12
147
Public
6.2 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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