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01731 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 01731 covers Hanscom Afb, Massachusetts, with a population of about 1,745.

Population
1,745747 per square mile
Median age
27.910.8 points below the US average
Poverty rate
0%12.4 points below the US average
Median rent
$3,500+2.1× the Massachusetts median
Degree or higher
39.8%4.8 points above the US average
Homeownership
0%65 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
16

Where 01731 is

Hanscom Afb, 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

Population1,745
Median age27.9
Family households80.2%
Born outside the US20.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home27.4%
White (non-Hispanic)34.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.7%
Asian (non-Hispanic)16.3%
Hispanic or Latino42.9%
Veterans30.9%
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

Income per person$34,297
Poverty rate0%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance1.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k1.0%
$30–35k1.2%
$35–40k1.0%
$40–45k9.9%
$45–50k18.6%
$50–60k0.4%
$60–75k11.7%
$75–100k1.8%
$100–125k13.9%
$125–150k7.1%
$150–200k19.0%
$200k or more14.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed730
Mean adjusted gross income$80,910
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4.1%
Returns, under $25k12.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k21.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k21.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k15.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k24.7%
Returns, $200k or more4.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median gross rent$3,500+
Rent as a share of household income40.3%
Owner-occupied0%
Vacant homes0%
Median year built1972

What the homes are

Detached house29.7%
Attached house40.2%
2 to 4 units30.1%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher39.8%
High school diploma or higher100%
Works from home13.9%
Drives to work alone81%
Takes public transport2.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more10.1%
Health

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

Obesity24.5% 8.9 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes4.1% 7.9 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes7.1% 6.1 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure16.6% 17.5 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health9.2% 11.1 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)3.7% 7.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression25.9% 4 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity12.6% 12.8 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis12.2% 12.9 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking22.7% 6.7 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication53.3% 21.4 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)3.6% 4.1 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.4% 1 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease1.8% 4.4 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year75.2% 1.5 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89.2% 3.3 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.7% 3.1 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening58.7% 5.6 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD2% 4.6 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist75.3% 14 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability17.4% 13.3 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.5% 4.3 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity8% 9.1 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps8.6% 5.7 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability2.4% 4.3 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol23.9% 12.3 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.8% 4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability4.7% 3.7 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.4% 2.8 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness35% 0.6 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use83.7% 7.8 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.1% 0.7 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability4.3% 9.7 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)7.1% 6.4 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability1.4% 2.6 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.9% 2.9 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours32.6% 3.8 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke1.1% 2.3 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost7% 6 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability2.2% 3.4 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments16
People employed188
Annual payroll$18,389,000
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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 25.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 5 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss46.6 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.

Ice storm77Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane71.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake58.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought57.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire52.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide43.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding42.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning33.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave33.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado33.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind32.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave29.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather22Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail9.7Very 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$101,341$78,538
Income per person$34,297$56,284$43,289
Poverty rate0%10%12.4%
Median home value$525,800$303,400
Median gross rent$3,500+$1,687$1,348
Homeownership0%62.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher39.8%46.6%35%
Unemployment rate1.1%5.1%5.2%
Works from home13.9%16.7%13.5%
Born outside the US20.6%17.7%13.9%
Median age27.94038.7
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 stationBEDFORD HANSCOM FLD, MA US1.7 km away
Rain in a year43 in

Average high and low by month

January36.8°F / 18.2°F2.9 in rain
February39.4°F / 19.3°F2.69 in rain
March47.5°F / 27.2°F3.85 in rain
April59.9°F / 37.1°F3.84 in rain
May70.4°F / 46.7°F3.36 in rain
June79.4°F / 56.2°F3.72 in rain
July85.1°F / 62°F3.51 in rain
August83.6°F / 60.3°F3.47 in rain
September75.7°F / 51.8°F3.54 in rain
October63.6°F / 40.8°F4.24 in rain
November52.4°F / 32.4°F3.72 in rain
December42°F / 24°F3.76 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket66% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket22% 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 6 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Bedford School District37.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Lincoln School District18.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Lincoln-Sudbury School District18.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Concord School District8.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Concord-Carlisle School District8.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Lexington School District8.3% 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 status19more vulnerable than 19% of US census tracts
Household characteristics80more vulnerable than 80% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Walkability8.5 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

01730 Bedford, MA3.1 km away
02421 Lexington, MA4.6 km away
01773 Lincoln, MA4.8 km away
02420 Lexington, MA5.2 km away
02451 Waltham, MA7.1 km away
01742 Concord, MA7.8 km away
02452 Waltham, MA8.6 km away
01803 Burlington, MA8.7 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 area2.34 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq mi
Population density747 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.4567, -71.2795

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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