Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Middlesex County covers 818 sq mi of land and has about 1,638,365 residents. 110 zip codes lie mainly within it, spread across 76 cities and towns. Zip codes that only partly reach into the county are listed on each zip's own page.

Population

1,638,365

2,003/sq mi

Median household income

$131K

U.S. $81K

Median home value

$728K

U.S. $333K

Median rent

$2,201

U.S. $1,413

Median age

38.9

U.S. 38.9

Poverty rate

7.7%

U.S. 12.5%

Cities and towns

Zip codes in Middlesex County

110 total

Zip	City	Type	Population	IncomeMedian income	Home value
01431	Ashby	Residential	3,211	$115,598	$390,500
01432	Ayer	Residential	8,521	$101,966	$463,800
01450	Groton	Residential	11,356	$193,292	$743,400
01460	Littleton	Residential	10,280	$149,722	$658,300
01463	Pepperell	Residential	11,697	$123,911	$482,100
01464	Shirley	Residential	6,976	$122,365	$427,600
01469	Townsend	Residential	6,820	$103,801	$425,800
01470	Groton · PO box	PO box / unique	—	—	—
01471	Groton · PO box	PO box / unique	—	—	—
01472	West Groton · PO box	PO box / unique	—	—	—
01474	West Townsend	Residential	2,280	$136,371	$460,200
01701	Framingham	Residential	32,618	$137,094	$644,300
01702	Framingham	Residential	39,789	$82,496	$583,000
01703	Framingham · PO box	PO box / unique	—	—	—
01704	Framingham · PO box	PO box / unique	—	—	—
01705	Framingham · PO box	PO box / unique	—	—	—
01718	Acton	Residential	404	$104,167	$375,800
01719	Boxborough	Residential	5,496	$144,611	$706,900
01720	Acton	Residential	23,526	$159,010	$814,300
01721	Ashland	Residential	18,873	$127,539	$611,700
01730	Bedford	Residential	14,707	$172,400	$898,500
01731	Hanscom Afb	Residential	2,110	$104,688	—
01741	Carlisle	Residential	5,239	$250,000+	$1,103,900
01742	Concord	Residential	18,448	$195,125	$1,218,100
01746	Holliston	Residential	15,094	$159,817	$650,300
01748	Hopkinton	Residential	19,358	$222,801	$802,700
01749	Hudson	Residential	20,077	$103,400	$496,800
01752	Marlborough	Residential	41,647	$91,968	$513,100
01754	Maynard	Residential	10,712	$124,067	$527,400
01760	Natick	Residential	36,782	$138,563	$821,300
01770	Sherborn	Residential	4,427	$250,000+	$1,026,800
01773	Lincoln	Residential	4,891	$209,327	$1,200,800
01775	Stow	Residential	7,165	$185,809	$729,600
01776	Sudbury	Residential	19,270	$236,509	$988,900
01778	Wayland	Residential	14,033	$219,375	$977,300
01784	Woodville · PO box	PO box / unique	—	—	—
01801	Woburn	Residential	41,939	$111,185	$673,500
01803	Burlington	Residential	26,274	$146,436	$740,600
01805	Burlington · PO box	PO box / unique	—	—	—
01813	Woburn · PO box	PO box / unique	—	—	—
01815	Woburn · PO box	PO box / unique	—	—	—
01821	Billerica	Residential	30,143	$149,042	$615,100
01822	Billerica · PO box	PO box / unique	—	—	—
01824	Chelmsford	Residential	26,650	$140,050	$619,700
01825	North Reading · PO box	PO box / unique	—	—	—
01826	Dracut	Residential	32,629	$114,196	$473,800
01827	Dunstable	Residential	3,408	$208,512	$674,000
01850	Lowell	Residential	17,740	$69,780	$390,800
01851	Lowell	Residential	33,403	$92,401	$467,000
01852	Lowell	Residential	37,144	$80,906	$424,300
01853	Lowell · PO box	PO box / unique	—	—	—
01854	Lowell	Residential	30,081	$72,709	$412,000
01862	North Billerica	Residential	12,129	$138,571	$586,200
01863	North Chelmsford	Residential	9,796	$144,875	$491,600
01864	North Reading	Residential	15,765	$147,768	$710,500
01865	Nutting Lake · PO box	PO box / unique	—	—	—
01866	Pinehurst · PO box	PO box / unique	—	—	—
01867	Reading	Residential	25,612	$165,912	$809,000
01876	Tewksbury	Residential	31,004	$130,204	$577,000
01879	Tyngsboro	Residential	12,550	$129,348	$552,500
01880	Wakefield	Residential	27,793	$134,306	$723,500
01886	Westford	Residential	24,690	$187,198	$748,500
01887	Wilmington	Residential	23,336	$168,152	$680,500
01888	Woburn · PO box	PO box / unique	—	—	—
01889	North Reading · PO box	PO box / unique	—	—	—
01890	Winchester	Residential	23,406	$230,198	$1,215,200
02138	Cambridge	Residential	38,509	$119,967	$1,212,400
02139	Cambridge	Residential	40,033	$134,586	$1,087,500
02140	Cambridge	Residential	21,204	$135,286	$1,149,800
02141	Cambridge	Residential	14,517	$126,522	$868,100
02142	Cambridge	Residential	4,737	$147,723	$1,954,500
02143	Somerville	Residential	25,513	$130,753	$926,800
02144	Somerville	Residential	25,448	$150,313	$988,800
02145	Somerville	Residential	27,495	$123,755	$828,600
02148	Malden	Residential	65,906	$100,606	$633,500
02149	Everett	Residential	50,045	$85,218	$610,000
02153	Medford · PO box	PO box / unique	—	—	—
02155	Medford	Residential	61,730	$129,700	$755,500
02156	West Medford · PO box	PO box / unique	—	—	—
02176	Melrose	Residential	29,650	$133,953	$822,900
02180	Stoneham	Residential	23,355	$113,964	$671,900
02212	Boston · PO box	PO box / unique	—	—	—
02238	Cambridge · PO box	PO box / unique	—	—	—
02420	Lexington	Residential	16,215	$245,031	$1,200,300
02421	Lexington	Residential	18,080	$227,813	$1,205,700
02451	Waltham	Residential	17,393	$122,335	$753,000
02452	Waltham	Residential	15,808	$118,431	$808,300
02453	Waltham	Residential	31,591	$115,366	$705,100
02454	Waltham · PO box	PO box / unique	—	—	—
02455	North Waltham · PO box	PO box / unique	—	—	—
02456	New Town · PO box	PO box / unique	—	—	—
02458	Newton	Residential	13,050	$153,520	$1,136,100
02459	Newton Center	Residential	18,449	$227,594	$1,450,900
02460	Newtonville	Residential	10,099	$177,837	$1,224,600
02461	Newton Highlands	Residential	6,975	$224,000	$1,255,400
02462	Newton Lower Falls	Residential	1,470	$216,339	$1,210,700
02464	Newton Upper Falls	Residential	3,833	$105,729	$940,200
02465	West Newton	Residential	11,697	$194,265	$1,159,200
02466	Auburndale	Residential	8,679	$170,089	$1,174,000
02468	Waban	Residential	5,773	$250,000+	$1,846,600
02471	Watertown · PO box	PO box / unique	—	—	—
02472	Watertown	Residential	35,620	$126,336	$784,600
02474	Arlington	Residential	28,642	$150,560	$933,200
02475	Arlington Heights · PO box	PO box / unique	—	—	—
02476	Arlington	Residential	17,708	$151,131	$934,800
02477	Watertown · PO box	PO box / unique	—	—	—
02478	Belmont	Residential	27,175	$183,137	$1,159,000
02479	Waverley · PO box	PO box / unique	—	—	—
02493	Weston	Residential	11,579	$250,000+	$1,694,400
02495	Nonantum · PO box	PO box / unique	—	—	—

Middlesex County at a glance

Compared with the U.S.

Household income distribution

<$25k

10%

$25–50k

$50–75k

10%

$75–100k

$100–150k

17%

$150–200k

13%

$200k+

31%

Highest education (adults 25+)

No diploma

High school

17%

Some college

11%

Associate's

Bachelor's

29%

Graduate

31%

How people get to work

Drove alone

54%

Carpooled

Transit

Walked

Bicycle

Worked from home

25%

Other

At a glance

	Middlesex	U.S.
Own their home	61.3%	65.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	59.5%	35.7%
Work from home	24.7%	15.1%
Households with broadband	94.7%	91%
Without health insurance	2.4%	8.4%
Foreign-born	23.1%	14.1%
Veterans (of adults)	3.3%	6.2%
Unemployment	4.4%	5.2%
Average commute	29.9 min	26.4 min