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01890 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 01890 covers Winchester, Massachusetts, with a population of about 22,862 and a median household income of $218,176.

Population
22,8623,790 per square mile
Median age
434.3 points above the US average
Median household income
$218,1762.2× the Massachusetts median
Poverty rate
3.9%8.5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$1,577,863up 27.8% in five years
Median rent
$2,2711.3× the Massachusetts median
Degree or higher
78.4%43.4 points above the US average
Homeownership
83.4%18.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
583

Where 01890 is

Winchester, 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

Population22,862
Median age43
Family households75.4%
Born outside the US20.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home26.9%
White (non-Hispanic)71.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)15.7%
Hispanic or Latino3.2%
Veterans4.2%
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$218,176
Income per person$104,586
Poverty rate3.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.6%
$10–15k1.2%
$15–20k2.2%
$20–25k1.9%
$25–30k0.9%
$30–35k1.2%
$35–40k0.3%
$40–45k1.8%
$45–50k0.7%
$50–60k2.8%
$60–75k2.8%
$75–100k5.3%
$100–125k5.0%
$125–150k5.4%
$150–200k11.1%
$200k or more54.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed10,690
Mean adjusted gross income$336,512
Returns declaring $200,000 or more41%
Returns, under $25k20.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k8.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k7.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k6.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k16.7%
Returns, $200k or more41.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$1,181,700
Median gross rent$2,271
Rent as a share of household income23.5%
Owner-occupied83.4%
Vacant homes2.8%
Median year built1954

What the homes are

Detached house70.9%
Attached house7.1%
2 to 4 units7.9%
5 to 19 units5.2%
20 or more units8.6%
Mobile home0.3%
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$1,577,863as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 27.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 61.8%
Typical asking rent$3,857as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 0.4%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$1,577,863$464,225

$464,225 in 2000 to $1,577,863 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3%
Bachelor's degree or higher78.4%
High school diploma or higher97.3%
Works from home31.6%
Drives to work alone52.3%
Takes public transport7.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more24.3%
Health

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

Obesity21.7% 11.7 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes8.2% 3.8 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes7% 6.2 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure28.6% 5.5 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health11.1% 9.2 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)2.4% 8.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.2% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity15.5% 9.9 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis24.9% same as the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.6% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication76% 1.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.9% 2.2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.7% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5% 1.2 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year82.5% 5.8 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening93.4% 7.5 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability9.5% 5.3 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening71.6% 7.3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD4% 2.6 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist79.2% 17.9 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability21.4% 9.3 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support18.6% 6.2 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity5.9% 11.2 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps6.2% 8.1 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.3% 1.4 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.5% 1.3 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity5.9% 7.9 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5.1% 3.3 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport4.4% 4.8 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30.9% 3.5 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use84.2% 8.3 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)12.4% 4.4 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)9.1% 4.4 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.1% 1.9 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat3.7% 5.1 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours28.4% 8 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost5.3% 7.7 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 establishments583
People employed6,396
Annual payroll$469,376,000
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 46.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 5 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss61.2 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 storm81.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane76.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding74.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding70.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake58.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide54.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire46.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning35.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado35.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind32.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave29.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave28.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather21.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail9Very 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$218,176$101,341$78,538
Income per person$104,586$56,284$43,289
Poverty rate3.9%10%12.4%
Median home value$1,181,700$525,800$303,400
Median gross rent$2,271$1,687$1,348
Homeownership83.4%62.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher78.4%46.6%35%
Unemployment rate3%5.1%5.2%
Works from home31.6%16.7%13.5%
Born outside the US20.2%17.7%13.9%
Median age434038.7
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 US8 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 supermarket76% of this ZIP code's area
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%.

Winchester 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 vulnerability15more vulnerable than 15% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status7more vulnerable than 7% of US census tracts
Household characteristics43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Walkability12.2 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

01813 Woburn, MA3 km away
01815 Woburn, MA3 km away
01888 Woburn, MA3 km away
01801 Woburn, MA3.5 km away
02156 West Medford, MA3.5 km away
02474 Arlington, MA3.8 km away
02475 Arlington Heights, MA4.7 km away
02476 Arlington, MA4.8 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 area6.03 sq mi
Water area0.32 sq mi
Population density3,790 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.4530, -71.1441

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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