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01905 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 01905 covers Lynn, Massachusetts, with a population of about 27,188 and a median household income of $84,341.

Population
27,1888,914 per square mile
Median age
33.65.1 points below the US average
Median household income
$84,34117% below the Massachusetts median
Poverty rate
11.6%0.8 points below the US average
Typical home value
$585,657up 23.2% in five years
Median rent
$1,749about the Massachusetts median
Degree or higher
20.6%14.4 points below the US average
Homeownership
51%14 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
468

Where 01905 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

Population27,188
Median age33.6
Family households68.6%
Born outside the US32.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home49.7%
White (non-Hispanic)35.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)11.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)7%
Hispanic or Latino40.3%
Veterans3.5%
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$84,341
Income per person$34,371
Poverty rate11.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance29.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.4%
$10–15k4.8%
$15–20k4.1%
$20–25k3.9%
$25–30k3.4%
$30–35k1.8%
$35–40k2.1%
$40–45k3.7%
$45–50k2.9%
$50–60k8.0%
$60–75k4.7%
$75–100k12.8%
$100–125k10.6%
$125–150k9.0%
$150–200k13.2%
$200k or more9.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed13,760
Mean adjusted gross income$53,084
Returns declaring $200,000 or more1.5%
Returns, under $25k32.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k27.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k11.4%
Returns, $200k or more1.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$443,200
Median gross rent$1,749
Rent as a share of household income33.9%
Owner-occupied51%
Vacant homes5.5%
Median year built1947

What the homes are

Detached house37.4%
Attached house5.1%
2 to 4 units36.4%
5 to 19 units9.9%
20 or more units11.1%
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$585,657as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 23.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 104.8%
Typical asking rent$2,679as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$585,657$138,702

$138,702 in 2000 to $585,657 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher20.6%
High school diploma or higher78.7%
Works from home5.6%
Drives to work alone70.6%
Takes public transport9.5%
Commutes 45 minutes or more24.5%
Health

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

Obesity32.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.1% 0.9 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure30.4% 3.7 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health22.4% 2.1 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)11.7% same as the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.4% 0.5 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity31.3% 5.9 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis21.4% 3.7 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication72.1% 2.6 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)5.7% 2 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.5% 0.7 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.2% 1.5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.1% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability17.6% 2.8 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening62.9% 1.4 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.2% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist63.1% 1.8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31.7% 1 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support29.5% 4.7 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity24.3% 7.2 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps24.5% 10.2 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.7% 1 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol32.9% 3.3 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity19.9% 6.1 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport12.4% 3.2 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness36.4% 2 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use82.2% 6.3 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.6% 0.8 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.6% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.6% 1.1 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.2% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat11.9% 3.1 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours40.1% 3.7 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.1% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost14.7% 1.7 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.3% 0.7 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments468
People employed4,781
Annual payroll$244,974,000
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 32.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 11 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss29.4 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 flooding72.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane71.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm60.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake56.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding54.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning43.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado41.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide37.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind33.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave29.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire25.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave25Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather19.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail5.8Very 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$84,341$101,341$78,538
Income per person$34,371$56,284$43,289
Poverty rate11.6%10%12.4%
Median home value$443,200$525,800$303,400
Median gross rent$1,749$1,687$1,348
Homeownership51%62.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher20.6%46.6%35%
Unemployment rate2.7%5.1%5.2%
Works from home5.6%16.7%13.5%
Born outside the US32.8%17.7%13.9%
Median age33.64038.7
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 US9.6 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 supermarket18% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket23% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket35% 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 vulnerability68more vulnerable than 68% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status53more vulnerable than 53% of US census tracts
Household characteristics81more vulnerable than 81% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status74more vulnerable than 74% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts
Walkability12.9 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

01910 Lynn, MA1.6 km away
01903 Lynn, MA1.9 km away
01904 Lynn, MA2.3 km away
01901 Lynn, MA2.3 km away
01902 Lynn, MA2.5 km away
01906 Saugus, MA3.2 km away
01907 Swampscott, MA5.2 km away
01908 Nahant, MA6.1 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 area3.05 sq mi
Water area0.44 sq mi
Population density8,914 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.4694, -70.9728

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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