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01867 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 01867 covers Reading, Massachusetts, with a population of about 25,474 and a median household income of $163,407.

Population
25,4742,556 per square mile
Median age
44.15.4 points above the US average
Median household income
$163,4071.6× the Massachusetts median
Poverty rate
2.7%9.7 points below the US average
Typical home value
$929,771up 28.5% in five years
Median rent
$1,722about the Massachusetts median
Degree or higher
65%30 points above the US average
Homeownership
83%18 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
549

Where 01867 is

Reading, 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

Population25,474
Median age44.1
Family households73%
Born outside the US8.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home11.3%
White (non-Hispanic)85.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)6.2%
Hispanic or Latino4.6%
Veterans5.6%
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$163,407
Income per person$71,419
Poverty rate2.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance2.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.0%
$10–15k0.4%
$15–20k2.2%
$20–25k2.5%
$25–30k2.2%
$30–35k1.4%
$35–40k2.1%
$40–45k1.8%
$45–50k0.7%
$50–60k2.3%
$60–75k5.0%
$75–100k8.6%
$100–125k9.6%
$125–150k6.1%
$150–200k12.9%
$200k or more39.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed13,150
Mean adjusted gross income$171,256
Returns declaring $200,000 or more25.4%
Returns, under $25k20.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k10.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k11.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k23.7%
Returns, $200k or more25.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$741,100
Median gross rent$1,722
Rent as a share of household income24.7%
Owner-occupied83%
Vacant homes3.1%
Median year built1960

What the homes are

Detached house71.5%
Attached house2.2%
2 to 4 units6.7%
5 to 19 units7.7%
20 or more units12%
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$929,771as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 28.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 76.5%
Typical asking rent$3,074as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 5.5%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$929,771$295,323

$295,323 in 2000 to $929,771 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3%
Bachelor's degree or higher65%
High school diploma or higher96.1%
Works from home27.7%
Drives to work alone59.6%
Takes public transport5.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more26.9%
Health

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

Obesity23.3% 10.1 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes8% 4 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes8.2% 5 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure28.8% 5.3 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)2.7% 8.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression24.3% 2.4 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity15.9% 9.5 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis25.9% 0.8 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.9% 0.9 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication75.4% 0.7 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.2% 2.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.1% 1.1 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year81.7% 5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening92.7% 6.8 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10.7% 4.1 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening74.3% 10 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.6% 2 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist78.3% 17 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability22.9% 7.8 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support18.6% 6.2 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity6.4% 10.7 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps7.1% 7.2 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.5% 1.2 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.9% 0.7 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity6.5% 7.3 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5.6% 2.8 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport4.8% 4.4 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.5% 2.9 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use83.9% 8 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)13.7% 3.1 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability9.3% 4.7 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)9.8% 3.7 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.2% 1.8 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4% 4.8 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours28.8% 7.6 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost6.7% 6.3 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability2.8% 2.8 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments549
People employed6,510
Annual payroll$335,590,000
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 35.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 5 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss37.5 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 storm83.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane79.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake72Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding54.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide49.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning48.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave46.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave45.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire42.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind41.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado37.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather26.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail10.7Very 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$163,407$101,341$78,538
Income per person$71,419$56,284$43,289
Poverty rate2.7%10%12.4%
Median home value$741,100$525,800$303,400
Median gross rent$1,722$1,687$1,348
Homeownership83%62.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher65%46.6%35%
Unemployment rate3%5.1%5.2%
Works from home27.7%16.7%13.5%
Born outside the US8.9%17.7%13.9%
Median age44.14038.7
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 stationREADING, MA US1.4 km away
Rain in a year50 in
Snow in a year64 in

Average high and low by month

January37.6°F / 18.5°F3.86 in rain, 17.2 in snow
February40.2°F / 19.9°F3.62 in rain, 16.2 in snow
March47.8°F / 26.9°F4.89 in rain, 13.3 in snow
April59.9°F / 36.5°F4.34 in rain, 2.2 in snow
May69.9°F / 46.8°F3.81 in rain
June78.1°F / 56.4°F4.21 in rain
July83.8°F / 62.7°F4.01 in rain
August82.2°F / 61.4°F3.54 in rain
September74.6°F / 53.2°F3.93 in rain
October63.5°F / 41.9°F4.76 in rain, 0.1 in snow
November53.1°F / 32.4°F4.01 in rain, 1.7 in snow
December42.6°F / 24.3°F5.02 in rain, 12.8 in snow
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 supermarket83% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket74% 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%.

Reading School District99.9% 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 vulnerability16more vulnerable than 16% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status7more vulnerable than 7% of US census tracts
Household characteristics40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Walkability9.8 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

01880 Wakefield, MA4.5 km away
01889 North Reading, MA4.8 km away
02180 Stoneham, MA5.1 km away
01825 North Reading, MA5.8 km away
01864 North Reading, MA6.1 km away
01887 Wilmington, MA6.2 km away
01940 Lynnfield, MA6.2 km away
01801 Woburn, MA6.4 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 area9.96 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq mi
Population density2,556 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.5280, -71.1090

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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