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01840 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 01840 covers Lawrence, Massachusetts, with a population of about 7,092 and a median household income of $34,630.

Population
7,09213,893 per square mile
Median age
36.91.8 points below the US average
Median household income
$34,63066% below the Massachusetts median
Poverty rate
27.9%15.5 points above the US average
Typical home value
$393,089up 38.2% in five years
Median rent
$1,17430% below the Massachusetts median
Degree or higher
13.5%21.5 points below the US average
Homeownership
2.3%62.7 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
347

Where 01840 is

Lawrence, 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

Population7,092
Median age36.9
Family households42.5%
Born outside the US40.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home83.3%
White (non-Hispanic)10.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino86.7%
Veterans2%
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$34,630
Income per person$24,230
Poverty rate27.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance58.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k10.1%
$10–15k17.4%
$15–20k9.7%
$20–25k4.9%
$25–30k3.0%
$30–35k5.2%
$35–40k4.9%
$40–45k4.7%
$45–50k6.7%
$50–60k5.8%
$60–75k9.4%
$75–100k5.6%
$100–125k5.1%
$125–150k3.0%
$150–200k2.4%
$200k or more2.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed3,670
Mean adjusted gross income$40,969
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0.5%
Returns, under $25k36.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k36.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k6.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k4.6%
Returns, $200k or more0.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median gross rent$1,174
Rent as a share of household income33.3%
Owner-occupied2.3%
Vacant homes3.4%
Median year built1955

What the homes are

Detached house0.8%
Attached house3.9%
2 to 4 units15.8%
5 to 19 units17.2%
20 or more units62.3%
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$393,089as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 38.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 135.8%
Typical asking rent$2,389as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200220142026$393,089$92,300

$92,300 in 2002 to $393,089 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate7.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher13.5%
High school diploma or higher68.8%
Works from home5.3%
Drives to work alone64.9%
Takes public transport7%
Commutes 45 minutes or more6.9%
Health

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

Obesity39.7% 6.3 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes17.9% 5.9 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes17% 3.8 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35.5% 1.4 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health35% 14.7 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)21% 9.7 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.5% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity44.4% 19 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis24.1% 1 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.1% 2.9 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication74.4% same as the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)5.1% 2.6 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.1% 1.9 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.1% 1.4 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening83.7% 2.2 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability22.5% 7.7 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening56.2% 8.1 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist52.9% 8.4 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability42% 11.3 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support29.7% 4.9 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity40.4% 23.3 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps42.7% 28.4 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.3% 1.6 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.2% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity30.1% 16.3 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability13.3% 4.9 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport19.6% 10.4 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness36.5% 2.1 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.8% 0.9 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.6% 1.8 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability21.6% 7.6 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)19.9% 6.4 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability7.7% 3.7 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat19.1% 10.3 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours40.9% 4.5 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.4% 1 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost27.3% 14.3 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability12.4% 6.8 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments347
People employed4,902
Annual payroll$247,818,000
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 46.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 6 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss32.6 out of 100
Community resilience93.2 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 storm80.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake78.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane70.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding62.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding54.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado47Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning45.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind40Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave30.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave27.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire25.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide25.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather22Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail9.5Very 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$34,630$101,341$78,538
Income per person$24,230$56,284$43,289
Poverty rate27.9%10%12.4%
Median home value$525,800$303,400
Median gross rent$1,174$1,687$1,348
Homeownership2.3%62.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher13.5%46.6%35%
Unemployment rate7.8%5.1%5.2%
Works from home5.3%16.7%13.5%
Born outside the US40.4%17.7%13.9%
Median age36.94038.7
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 stationLAWRENCE, MA US1 km away
Rain in a year49 in

Average high and low by month

January35.1°F / 19.6°F4.17 in rain
February37.3°F / 21.4°F3.77 in rain
March44.9°F / 29.7°F4.68 in rain
April57.2°F / 40°F4.15 in rain
May68°F / 49.8°F3.81 in rain
June77.3°F / 59.2°F4.11 in rain
July82.9°F / 64.8°F3.66 in rain
August81.4°F / 63.8°F3.72 in rain
September74.2°F / 56.3°F3.9 in rain
October61.8°F / 44.4°F4.69 in rain
November50.8°F / 34.8°F3.85 in rain
December40.6°F / 26.2°F4.74 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 supermarket71% 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%.

Lawrence 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 vulnerability98more vulnerable than 98% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status90more vulnerable than 90% of US census tracts
Household characteristics99more vulnerable than 99% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status90more vulnerable than 90% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport89more vulnerable than 89% of US census tracts
Walkability17.3 out of 20Most walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

01842 Lawrence, MA0.1 km away
01841 Lawrence, MA0.5 km away
01843 Lawrence, MA1.9 km away
01844 Methuen, MA2.6 km away
01845 North Andover, MA5.3 km away
01899 Andover, MA5.9 km away
01810 Andover, MA6.5 km away
01812 Andover, MA7 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.

Essex County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area0.51 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq mi
Population density13,893 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.7080, -71.1638

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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