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01906 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 01906 covers Saugus, Massachusetts, with a population of about 28,599 and a median household income of $100,819.

Population
28,5992,470 per square mile
Median age
43.54.8 points above the US average
Median household income
$100,819about the Massachusetts median
Poverty rate
6.4%6 points below the US average
Typical home value
$698,763up 18.3% in five years
Median rent
$1,9821.2× the Massachusetts median
Degree or higher
31.4%3.6 points below the US average
Homeownership
73.9%8.9 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
800

Where 01906 is

Saugus, 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

Population28,599
Median age43.5
Family households69.6%
Born outside the US17%
Speaks a language other than English at home26.4%
White (non-Hispanic)74.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)4.8%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.9%
Hispanic or Latino12.3%
Veterans5%
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$100,819
Income per person$46,929
Poverty rate6.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance11.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.9%
$10–15k2.3%
$15–20k3.6%
$20–25k3.5%
$25–30k2.1%
$30–35k1.3%
$35–40k1.8%
$40–45k2.4%
$45–50k2.8%
$50–60k2.8%
$60–75k7.8%
$75–100k14.9%
$100–125k12.4%
$125–150k9.8%
$150–200k14.1%
$200k or more14.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed15,850
Mean adjusted gross income$85,933
Returns declaring $200,000 or more7.2%
Returns, under $25k23.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k17.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k22.0%
Returns, $200k or more7.2%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$589,500
Median gross rent$1,982
Rent as a share of household income30.9%
Owner-occupied73.9%
Vacant homes5%
Median year built1961

What the homes are

Detached house65.6%
Attached house4.2%
2 to 4 units13.5%
5 to 19 units7.9%
20 or more units8.3%
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$698,763as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 18.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 77.7%
Typical asking rent$3,117as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$698,763$232,672

$232,672 in 2000 to $698,763 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher31.4%
High school diploma or higher90.8%
Works from home11.7%
Drives to work alone72.8%
Takes public transport3.5%
Commutes 45 minutes or more20.1%
Health

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

Obesity29.5% 3.9 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.2% 1.8 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes12.6% 0.6 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure33.2% 0.9 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health16.8% 3.5 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)4.9% 6.4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.2% 1.3 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity23.9% 1.5 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis27.2% 2.1 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.6% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication76.9% 2.2 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.6% 1.9 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.1% 1.7 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.5% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year81.4% 4.7 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89.9% 4 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.2% 0.6 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening69.8% 5.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist72.7% 11.4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability28.8% 1.9 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.9% 0.9 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12.4% 4.7 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps13.7% 0.6 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.8% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.3% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10.6% 3.2 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.3% 1.9 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.3% 2.1 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use82.9% 7 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.1% 0.7 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12.8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.5% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7% 1.8 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.3% 2.7 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.2% 1.4 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments800
People employed9,406
Annual payroll$387,678,000
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 49.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 8 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss55.1 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.

Hurricane72.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding70.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide64.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm60.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake59.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding46Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado40Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning39.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire31.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind30.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave27.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave21Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather19.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail5.2Very 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$100,819$101,341$78,538
Income per person$46,929$56,284$43,289
Poverty rate6.4%10%12.4%
Median home value$589,500$525,800$303,400
Median gross rent$1,982$1,687$1,348
Homeownership73.9%62.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher31.4%46.6%35%
Unemployment rate3.6%5.1%5.2%
Works from home11.7%16.7%13.5%
Born outside the US17%17.7%13.9%
Median age43.54038.7
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 stationBOSTON LOGAN INTL AP, MA US11.4 km away
Rain in a year44 in
Snow in a year49 in

Average high and low by month

January36.8°F / 23.1°F3.39 in rain, 14.3 in snow
February39°F / 24.6°F3.21 in rain, 14.4 in snow
March45.5°F / 31.1°F4.17 in rain, 9 in snow
April56.4°F / 40.8°F3.63 in rain, 1.6 in snow
May66.5°F / 50.3°F3.25 in rain
June76.2°F / 59.7°F3.89 in rain
July82.1°F / 66°F3.27 in rain
August80.4°F / 65.1°F3.23 in rain
September73.1°F / 58.2°F3.56 in rain
October62.1°F / 47.5°F4.03 in rain, 0.2 in snow
November51.6°F / 37.9°F3.66 in rain, 0.7 in snow
December42.2°F / 29.2°F4.3 in rain, 9 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 supermarket63% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket18% 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Saugus School District93.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Lynn School District6.9% 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 vulnerability36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status30more vulnerable than 30% of US census tracts
Household characteristics43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Walkability11.5 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, MA3.1 km away
01905 Lynn, MA3.2 km away
02176 Melrose, MA4.3 km away
01904 Lynn, MA4.8 km away
01903 Lynn, MA5.1 km away
01901 Lynn, MA5.3 km away
02151 Revere, MA5.5 km away
02148 Malden, MA5.6 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 area11.58 sq mi
Water area1.01 sq mi
Population density2,470 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.4633, -71.0111

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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