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01464 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 01464 covers Shirley, Massachusetts, with a population of about 7,017 and a median household income of $121,875.

Population
7,017464 per square mile
Median age
44.35.6 points above the US average
Median household income
$121,8751.2× the Massachusetts median
Poverty rate
2.1%10.3 points below the US average
Typical home value
$564,548up 25.8% in five years
Median rent
$1,18930% below the Massachusetts median
Degree or higher
35.6%0.6 points above the US average
Homeownership
82.3%17.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
139

Where 01464 is

Shirley, Massachusetts — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population7,017
Median age44.3
Family households65.4%
Born outside the US7.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home11.9%
White (non-Hispanic)79.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)5.7%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.5%
Hispanic or Latino9.2%
Veterans8%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$121,875
Income per person$48,541
Poverty rate2.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance8.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.6%
$10–15k1.1%
$15–20k0.5%
$20–25k5.6%
$25–30k6.2%
$30–35k0.7%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k2.5%
$45–50k5.3%
$50–60k2.8%
$60–75k7.0%
$75–100k9.2%
$100–125k9.1%
$125–150k15.6%
$150–200k14.7%
$200k or more19.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed3,190
Mean adjusted gross income$91,546
Returns declaring $200,000 or more9.7%
Returns, under $25k21.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k17.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k23.5%
Returns, $200k or more9.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$412,700
Median gross rent$1,189
Rent as a share of household income28.8%
Owner-occupied82.3%
Vacant homes4.3%
Median year built1980

What the homes are

Detached house75.6%
Attached house7.8%
2 to 4 units0.7%
5 to 19 units13.2%
Mobile home2.7%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$564,548as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 25.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 80.9%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$564,548$204,307

$204,307 in 2000 to $564,548 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher35.6%
High school diploma or higher90.4%
Works from home19.5%
Drives to work alone75.8%
Takes public transport1.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more37.4%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity27% 6.4 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9% 3 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11.8% 1.4 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure29.8% 4.3 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health15.3% 5 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.4% 5.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression24% 2.1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity19.6% 5.8 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis24.4% 0.7 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18.4% 2.4 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication71.8% 2.9 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.2% 0.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.4% 1 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.3% 0.9 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.8% 2.1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening90.3% 4.4 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.6% 1.2 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening71.1% 6.8 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.4% 1.2 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist71% 9.7 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability26.2% 4.5 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.5% 1.3 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.8% 6.3 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps11.9% 2.4 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.5% 1.2 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.6% 0.6 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10.8% 3 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.8% 1.6 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.2% 2 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness34.5% same as the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use83% 7.1 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.8% 1 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability10.5% 3.5 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11.3% 2.2 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.9% 1.1 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.4% 2.4 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours33.3% 3.1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost8.2% 4.8 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.6% 2 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments139
People employed1,492
Annual payroll$91,945,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 19.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low
Expected annual loss41.8 out of 100
Community resilience83.7 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Drought91.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm86.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire78.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide75.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane75Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake55.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave42.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning37.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding37.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind36.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado33.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave27.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather24.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail8.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Massachusetts and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPMassachusettsUnited States
Median household income$121,875$101,341$78,538
Income per person$48,541$56,284$43,289
Poverty rate2.1%10%12.4%
Median home value$412,700$525,800$303,400
Median gross rent$1,189$1,687$1,348
Homeownership82.3%62.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher35.6%46.6%35%
Unemployment rate4.2%5.1%5.2%
Works from home19.5%16.7%13.5%
Born outside the US7.2%17.7%13.9%
Median age44.34038.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationFITCHBURG MUNI AP, MA US9.1 km away
Rain in a year43 in

Average high and low by month

January34.2°F / 15.6°F2.65 in rain
February37.3°F / 17°F2.82 in rain
March45.4°F / 25.2°F3.82 in rain
April58.4°F / 35.4°F3.78 in rain
May69.5°F / 46.1°F3.6 in rain
June78°F / 55.9°F4.11 in rain
July83.4°F / 61.5°F3.52 in rain
August81.7°F / 59.6°F3.36 in rain
September74.2°F / 51.4°F3.98 in rain
October61.8°F / 39.5°F4.48 in rain
November50.1°F / 30.2°F3.58 in rain
December39.7°F / 21.9°F3.67 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarket96% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket4% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Ayer-Shirley School District100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Household characteristics31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport74more vulnerable than 74% of US census tracts
Walkability5.6 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

01472 West Groton, MA3.8 km away
01434 Devens, MA4.9 km away
01432 Ayer, MA5.9 km away
01462 Lunenburg, MA6.6 km away
01470 Groton, MA7.4 km away
01471 Groton, MA7.4 km away
01450 Groton, MA8.5 km away
01469 Townsend, MA9.4 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Middlesex County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area15.13 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq mi
Population density464 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.5734, -71.6483

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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