Essex County, Massachusetts

Essex County covers 493 sq mi of land and has about 813,054 residents. 57 zip codes lie mainly within it, spread across 39 cities and towns. Zip codes that only partly reach into the county are listed on each zip's own page.

Population

813,054

1,651/sq mi

Median household income

$102K

U.S. $81K

Median home value

$619K

U.S. $333K

Median rent

$1,756

U.S. $1,413

Median age

41.2

U.S. 38.9

Poverty rate

9.4%

U.S. 12.5%

Zip codes in Essex County

57 total

Zip	City	Type	Population	IncomeMedian income	Home value
01810	Andover	Residential	35,648	$172,606	$855,600
01812	Andover · PO box	PO box / unique	—	—	—
01830	Haverhill	Residential	26,530	$78,571	$467,000
01831	Haverhill · PO box	PO box / unique	—	—	—
01832	Haverhill	Residential	26,386	$83,041	$429,000
01833	Georgetown	Residential	8,432	$153,750	$653,500
01834	Groveland	Residential	6,777	$141,487	$610,900
01835	Haverhill	Residential	14,782	$113,578	$468,800
01840	Lawrence	Residential	8,522	$42,211	—
01841	Lawrence	Residential	52,769	$56,971	$403,400
01842	Lawrence · PO box	PO box / unique	—	—	—
01843	Lawrence	Residential	27,445	$67,585	$429,100
01844	Methuen	Residential	53,420	$113,212	$499,800
01845	North Andover	Residential	32,494	$140,670	$732,900
01860	Merrimac	Residential	6,748	$123,054	$553,400
01885	West Boxford · PO box	PO box / unique	—	—	—
01899	Andover · PO box	PO box / unique	—	—	—
01901	Lynn	Residential	2,419	$36,119	—
01902	Lynn	Residential	50,066	$67,046	$478,000
01903	Lynn · PO box	PO box / unique	—	—	—
01904	Lynn	Residential	21,003	$99,614	$560,500
01905	Lynn	Residential	28,221	$84,333	$499,200
01906	Saugus	Residential	28,773	$101,539	$603,400
01907	Swampscott	Residential	15,277	$134,386	$771,100
01908	Nahant	Residential	3,325	$112,762	$748,800
01910	Lynn · PO box	PO box / unique	—	—	—
01913	Amesbury	Residential	17,403	$103,554	$519,300
01915	Beverly	Residential	41,994	$104,918	$649,700
01921	Boxford	Residential	8,250	$200,672	$904,200
01922	Byfield	Residential	3,450	$142,207	$804,900
01923	Danvers	Residential	27,991	$125,395	$644,200
01929	Essex	Residential	3,621	$156,442	$902,000
01930	Gloucester	Residential	30,075	$83,883	$600,600
01931	Gloucester · PO box	PO box / unique	—	—	—
01936	Hamilton · PO box	PO box / unique	—	—	—
01937	Hathorne	Residential	107	—	—
01938	Ipswich	Residential	13,930	$138,750	$745,400
01940	Lynnfield	Residential	13,285	$173,214	$905,400
01944	Manchester	Residential	5,403	$206,389	$942,000
01945	Marblehead	Residential	20,470	$179,583	$942,200
01949	Middleton	Residential	9,816	$167,402	$742,700
01950	Newburyport	Residential	18,652	$139,625	$834,000
01951	Newbury	Residential	3,327	$182,684	$854,700
01952	Salisbury	Residential	9,281	$93,361	$478,700
01960	Peabody	Residential	54,474	$96,501	$596,700
01961	Peabody · PO box	PO box / unique	—	—	—
01965	Prides Crossing	Residential	671	$250,000+	$662,400
01966	Rockport	Residential	7,009	$96,250	$746,100
01969	Rowley	Residential	6,251	$132,734	$667,300
01970	Salem	Residential	44,738	$85,041	$542,900
01971	Salem · PO box	PO box / unique	—	—	—
01982	South Hamilton	Residential	7,680	$132,571	$720,800
01983	Topsfield	Residential	6,564	$195,718	$853,400
01984	Wenham	Residential	4,929	$194,781	$885,400
01985	West Newbury	Residential	4,591	$179,500	$808,200
05501	Andover · PO box	PO box / unique	—	—	—
05544	Andover · PO box	PO box / unique	—	—	—

Essex County at a glance

Compared with the U.S.

Household income distribution

<$25k

13%

$25–50k

13%

$50–75k

12%

$75–100k

11%

$100–150k

18%

$150–200k

12%

$200k+

21%

Highest education (adults 25+)

No diploma

10%

High school

24%

Some college

15%

Associate's

Bachelor's

25%

Graduate

18%

How people get to work

Drove alone

68%

Carpooled

Transit

Walked

Bicycle

0.2%

Worked from home

16%

Other

At a glance

	Essex	U.S.
Own their home	63.5%	65.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43%	35.7%
Work from home	16.4%	15.1%
Households with broadband	92.4%	91%
Without health insurance	2.8%	8.4%
Foreign-born	19.1%	14.1%
Veterans (of adults)	4.3%	6.2%
Unemployment	5.1%	5.2%
Average commute	28.5 min	26.4 min