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01827 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 01827 covers Dunstable, Massachusetts, with a population of about 3,375 and a median household income of $202,379.

Population
3,375205 per square mile
Median age
41.62.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$202,3792.0× the Massachusetts median
Poverty rate
1%11.4 points below the US average
Typical home value
$815,784up 22% in five years
Degree or higher
59.9%24.9 points above the US average
Homeownership
95.9%30.9 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
51

Where 01827 is

Dunstable, 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

Population3,375
Median age41.6
Family households88.1%
Born outside the US6%
Speaks a language other than English at home7.9%
White (non-Hispanic)90%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.3%
Hispanic or Latino5%
Veterans4.5%
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$202,379
Income per person$70,324
Poverty rate1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance4.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.1%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k0.6%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k0.8%
$30–35k1.1%
$35–40k0.9%
$40–45k2.2%
$45–50k1.1%
$50–60k1.5%
$60–75k2.1%
$75–100k6.3%
$100–125k11.3%
$125–150k8.5%
$150–200k9.9%
$200k or more52.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,720
Mean adjusted gross income$147,761
Returns declaring $200,000 or more24.4%
Returns, under $25k19.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k11.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k9.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k25.0%
Returns, $200k or more24.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$624,300
Rent as a share of household income29.3%
Owner-occupied95.9%
Vacant homes2.7%
Median year built1986

What the homes are

Detached house96.4%
Attached house1.1%
2 to 4 units2.5%
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$815,784as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 22%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 65.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$815,784$311,060

$311,060 in 2000 to $815,784 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher59.9%
High school diploma or higher97%
Works from home18.5%
Drives to work alone75.4%
Takes public transport0.3%
Commutes 45 minutes or more28.1%
Health

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

Obesity24% 9.4 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes7.9% 4.1 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes8.8% 4.4 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure27.9% 6.2 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health11.8% 8.5 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)2.8% 8.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression25% 3.1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity15.6% 9.8 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis24.9% same as the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18% 2 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication73.9% 0.8 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.3% 1.6 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4.8% 1.4 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.9% 4.2 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening92.3% 6.4 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.2% 3.6 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening73.9% 9.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.5% 2.1 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist77.6% 16.3 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability22.3% 8.4 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.4% 5.4 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity6.6% 10.5 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps7.2% 7.1 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5% 1.7 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.6% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity6.9% 6.9 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5.5% 2.9 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5% 4.2 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.2% 2.2 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use85.3% 9.4 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.5% 2.3 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability8.8% 5.2 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)10% 3.5 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.3% 1.7 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.2% 4.6 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours29.4% 7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.4% 1 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost5.7% 7.3 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability2.7% 2.9 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments51
People employed216
Annual payroll$11,096,000
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 14.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low
Expected annual loss32.7 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.

Drought95.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire84.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm77.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane75.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide63.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake46.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado27.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave27.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind22.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding21.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning21.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather19Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave16.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail5.1Very 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$202,379$101,341$78,538
Income per person$70,324$56,284$43,289
Poverty rate1%10%12.4%
Median home value$624,300$525,800$303,400
Median gross rent$1,687$1,348
Homeownership95.9%62.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher59.9%46.6%35%
Unemployment rate5.4%5.1%5.2%
Works from home18.5%16.7%13.5%
Born outside the US6%17.7%13.9%
Median age41.64038.7
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 stationNASHUA CWSU, NH US6.9 km away
Rain in a year46 in

Average high and low by month

January34.5°F / 13.8°F3 in rain
February37.5°F / 15.5°F3.07 in rain
March45.3°F / 24.1°F4.11 in rain
April58.4°F / 34.7°F3.91 in rain
May69.4°F / 46.1°F3.63 in rain
June78.7°F / 55.9°F4.19 in rain
July84.7°F / 61.6°F3.63 in rain
August82.7°F / 59.7°F3.71 in rain
September75.2°F / 52.2°F4.15 in rain
October62.3°F / 38.9°F4.66 in rain
November50.5°F / 29.1°F3.74 in rain
December39.6°F / 19.5°F4.45 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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%.

Groton-Dunstable 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 vulnerability0more vulnerable than 0% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status6more vulnerable than 6% of US census tracts
Household characteristics6more vulnerable than 6% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status17more vulnerable than 17% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport1more vulnerable than 1% of US census tracts
Walkability4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

03062 Nashua, NH5.5 km away
01879 Tyngsboro, MA6.5 km away
01463 Pepperell, MA8 km away
01450 Groton, MA8.6 km away
03060 Nashua, NH9.5 km away
01470 Groton, MA9.5 km away
01471 Groton, MA9.5 km away
01863 North Chelmsford, MA9.6 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 area16.46 sq mi
Water area0.3 sq mi
Population density205 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.6739, -71.4952

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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