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01901 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 01901 covers Lynn, Massachusetts, with a population of about 1,934 and a median household income of $27,561.

Population
1,9347,130 per square mile
Median age
43.85.1 points above the US average
Median household income
$27,56173% below the Massachusetts median
Poverty rate
40.6%28.2 points above the US average
Typical home value
$472,869up 18.7% in five years
Median rent
$1,19329% below the Massachusetts median
Degree or higher
38.7%3.7 points above the US average
Homeownership
3.4%61.6 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
319

Where 01901 is

Lynn, 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

Population1,934
Median age43.8
Family households29.5%
Born outside the US49.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home55.4%
White (non-Hispanic)40.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)19.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)5.8%
Hispanic or Latino33.3%
Veterans2.1%
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$27,561
Income per person$33,836
Poverty rate40.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance45.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k10.6%
$10–15k16.2%
$15–20k12.6%
$20–25k9.0%
$25–30k6.7%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k3.7%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k17.5%
$60–75k1.8%
$75–100k6.1%
$100–125k2.6%
$125–150k9.7%
$150–200k0.0%
$200k or more3.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,500
Mean adjusted gross income$54,456
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2%
Returns, under $25k29.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k27.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k20.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k11.3%
Returns, $200k or more2.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$343,200
Median gross rent$1,193
Rent as a share of household income32.6%
Owner-occupied3.4%
Vacant homes10.2%
Median year built1948

What the homes are

2 to 4 units5.8%
5 to 19 units14.8%
20 or more units79.4%
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$472,869as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 1.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 18.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 91%
Typical asking rent$2,203as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 2.4%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$477,986$123,987

$123,987 in 2000 to $472,869 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202220242026$2,203$1,978

$1,978 in 2022 to $2,203 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate7.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher38.7%
High school diploma or higher89.8%
Works from home19.4%
Drives to work alone55.8%
Takes public transport9.3%
Commutes 45 minutes or more31.8%
Health

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

Obesity41.6% 8.2 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes20.1% 8.1 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes21.3% 8.1 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure44.8% 10.7 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health35.8% 15.5 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)14.8% 3.5 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.9% 1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity43.9% 18.5 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis32.4% 7.3 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking11% 5 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.3% 4.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma13.4% 3 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease11.1% 4.9 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year82.1% 5.4 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.3% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability22.3% 7.5 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening59.5% 4.8 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD12.8% 6.2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist51.9% 9.4 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability44.9% 14.2 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support28.4% 3.6 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity38.2% 21.1 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps47% 32.7 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability10.3% 3.6 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.3% 3.1 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity27.6% 13.8 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability15.9% 7.5 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport19.6% 10.4 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness34.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79.5% 3.6 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19.2% 2.4 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability26% 12 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)21.4% 7.9 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability9.2% 5.2 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat21.2% 12.4 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours42.5% 6.1 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke6.3% 2.9 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost26.8% 13.8 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability12.5% 6.9 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments319
People employed5,172
Annual payroll$316,099,000
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 24% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss13.5 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.

Coastal flooding82.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane75.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake68Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm67.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning47.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado44.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding41Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind36.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave31.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave28.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide23.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather20.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire7.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail6.8Very 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$27,561$101,341$78,538
Income per person$33,836$56,284$43,289
Poverty rate40.6%10%12.4%
Median home value$343,200$525,800$303,400
Median gross rent$1,193$1,687$1,348
Homeownership3.4%62.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher38.7%46.6%35%
Unemployment rate7.6%5.1%5.2%
Works from home19.4%16.7%13.5%
Born outside the US49.1%17.7%13.9%
Median age43.84038.7
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 stationMARBLEHEAD, MA US8.1 km away
Rain in a year48 in
Snow in a year39 in

Average high and low by month

January36.1°F / 17.9°F3.75 in rain, 13.3 in snow
February37.9°F / 19.6°F3.5 in rain, 8.5 in snow
March44.3°F / 26.3°F4.71 in rain, 7.5 in snow
April55.1°F / 35.6°F4.3 in rain, 1.5 in snow
May65.2°F / 45°F3.48 in rain
June74.2°F / 54.4°F4.14 in rain
July80.3°F / 60.7°F3.48 in rain
August79°F / 59.6°F3.25 in rain
September72.3°F / 53°F3.56 in rain
October61.2°F / 42.3°F5 in rain, 0.1 in snow
November50.7°F / 32.9°F4.15 in rain, 0.8 in snow
December41.6°F / 24.3°F4.7 in rain, 7.4 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket26% 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%.

Lynn 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 vulnerability99more vulnerable than 99% 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 status83more vulnerable than 83% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport96more vulnerable than 96% of US census tracts
Walkability16 out of 20Most walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

01903 Lynn, MA0.7 km away
01902 Lynn, MA1 km away
01905 Lynn, MA2.3 km away
01910 Lynn, MA2.4 km away
01907 Swampscott, MA3.4 km away
01904 Lynn, MA3.4 km away
01908 Nahant, MA4.2 km away
01906 Saugus, MA5.3 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 area0.27 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq mi
Population density7,130 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.4612, -70.9467

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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