Town guide

Mason, New Hampshire

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
Sold over asking68%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Mason

2 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

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 airportBoston Logan International Airport (BOS)47 miles away
Closer regional airportManchester-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

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.

Mason population by census2000: 1,147, 2010: 1,382, 2020: 1,4481,14720001,38220101,4482020

Hillsborough County, 1900–2020

Hillsborough County population, 1900 to 20201900: 112,640, 1910: 126,072, 1920: 135,512, 1930: 140,165, 1940: 144,888, 1950: 156,987, 1960: 178,161, 1970: 223,941, 1980: 276,608, 1990: 336,073, 2000: 380,841, 2010: 400,721, 2020: 422,937113K’00’10136K’20’30145K’40’50178K’60’70277K’80’90381K’00’10423K’20

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.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near MasonJan: high 30°F, low 14°F, 3.4 in; Feb: high 34°F, low 15°F, 3.3 in; Mar: high 42°F, low 22°F, 4.3 in; Apr: high 55°F, low 33°F, 4.4 in; May: high 66°F, low 42°F, 3.7 in; Jun: high 74°F, low 52°F, 4.3 in; Jul: high 79°F, low 58°F, 3.6 in; Aug: high 78°F, low 56°F, 3.8 in; Sep: high 70°F, low 49°F, 4.3 in; Oct: high 58°F, low 38°F, 5.4 in; Nov: high 46°F, low 30°F, 4.1 in; Dec: high 36°F, low 20°F, 5 in30°14°Jan3.434°15°Feb3.342°22°Mar4.355°33°Apr4.466°42°May3.774°52°Jun4.379°58°Jul3.678°56°Aug3.870°49°Sep4.358°38°Oct5.446°30°Nov4.136°20°Dec5.0Rain and melted snow, inches

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:

Largest industries in Hillsborough CountyHealth care and social assistance: 31,470 jobs; Retail trade: 27,200 jobs; Manufacturing: 22,709 jobs; Professional services: 17,065 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 16,560 jobs; Finance and insurance: 10,663 jobs; Construction: 10,104 jobs; Administrative and support: 10,053 jobsHealth care and social assistance 17% Retail trade 15% Manufacturing 12% Professional services 9% Hotels and restaurants 9% Finance and insurance 6% Construction 5% Administrative and support 5%

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 doctors1
Dentists2
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants1
Mental health providers11
Physical and occupational therapists2

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.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Mason

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)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Mason Elementary SchoolMasonPre-K–5106Public1.0 mi
Florence Rideout Elementary SchoolWilton1–5211Public6.2 mi
Wilton-Lyndeboro Middle SchoolWilton6–8130Public6.2 mi
Wilton-Lyndeboro Senior High SchoolWilton9–12147Public6.2 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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Shares ZIP codes with Wilton and Greenville.

Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.