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01904 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 01904 covers Lynn, Massachusetts, with a population of about 20,103 and a median household income of $100,597.

Population
20,1034,735 per square mile
Median age
40.92.2 points above the US average
Median household income
$100,597about the Massachusetts median
Poverty rate
7.5%4.9 points below the US average
Typical home value
$635,099up 20.8% in five years
Median rent
$1,742about the Massachusetts median
Degree or higher
32.2%2.8 points below the US average
Homeownership
84.1%19.1 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
329

Where 01904 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

Population20,103
Median age40.9
Family households73.7%
Born outside the US23.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home29.9%
White (non-Hispanic)60.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)4.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)5%
Hispanic or Latino27.2%
Veterans4.1%
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$100,597
Income per person$44,543
Poverty rate7.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance11.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.7%
$10–15k2.1%
$15–20k2.7%
$20–25k1.8%
$25–30k1.9%
$30–35k1.0%
$35–40k1.4%
$40–45k4.4%
$45–50k2.3%
$50–60k5.6%
$60–75k10.2%
$75–100k13.9%
$100–125k11.3%
$125–150k7.1%
$150–200k12.6%
$200k or more19.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed11,180
Mean adjusted gross income$73,168
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4.6%
Returns, under $25k24.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k21.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k20.0%
Returns, $200k or more4.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$515,100
Median gross rent$1,742
Rent as a share of household income36.9%
Owner-occupied84.1%
Vacant homes4.3%
Median year built1952

What the homes are

Detached house74.6%
Attached house1.1%
2 to 4 units13%
5 to 19 units1.9%
20 or more units8.9%
Mobile home0.5%
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$635,099as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 20.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 93.4%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$635,099$174,627

$174,627 in 2000 to $635,099 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher32.2%
High school diploma or higher85.5%
Works from home10.9%
Drives to work alone72.7%
Takes public transport2.6%
Commutes 45 minutes or more21.1%
Health

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

Obesity31% 2.4 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.5% 1.5 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes12.7% 0.5 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure32.1% 2 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18.5% 1.8 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.4% 3.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.7% 0.8 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity25.8% same as the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis25% same as the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.6% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication75.2% 0.5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.2% 0.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12% 1.6 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.1% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.4% 3.7 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.8% 2.9 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.2% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.9% 3.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.6% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist69.7% 8.4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability29.3% 1.4 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support25.2% same as the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity16% 1.1 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps17% 2.7 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.3% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.1% 1.1 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity13.7% same as the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.1% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.9% same as the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.2% 1.2 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use83.5% 7.6 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.4% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12.8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.8% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.6% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat8.6% same as the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours37% 0.6 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.2% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.8% 0.8 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments329
People employed3,059
Annual payroll$119,905,000
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 12.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 8 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss18.6 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.

Hurricane69.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide60.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm54.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake48.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning40.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado38.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind29.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave28.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire26Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding25Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave22.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather18.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail4.2Very 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$100,597$101,341$78,538
Income per person$44,543$56,284$43,289
Poverty rate7.5%10%12.4%
Median home value$515,100$525,800$303,400
Median gross rent$1,742$1,687$1,348
Homeownership84.1%62.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher32.2%46.6%35%
Unemployment rate3.6%5.1%5.2%
Works from home10.9%16.7%13.5%
Born outside the US23.5%17.7%13.9%
Median age40.94038.7
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 stationMARBLEHEAD, MA US8.3 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 supermarket52% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket10% 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 vulnerability51more vulnerable than 51% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Household characteristics65more vulnerable than 65% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status51more vulnerable than 51% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport57more vulnerable than 57% of US census tracts
Walkability12.4 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

01905 Lynn, MA2.3 km away
01903 Lynn, MA2.8 km away
01902 Lynn, MA2.8 km away
01901 Lynn, MA3.4 km away
01910 Lynn, MA3.9 km away
01906 Saugus, MA4.8 km away
01907 Swampscott, MA4.8 km away
01960 Peabody, MA4.9 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 area4.25 sq mi
Water area0.5 sq mi
Population density4,735 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.4889, -70.9647

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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