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01908 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 01908 covers Nahant, Massachusetts, with a population of about 3,328 and a median household income of $111,004.

Population
3,3283,094 per square mile
Median age
58.619.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$111,0041.1× the Massachusetts median
Poverty rate
6.8%5.6 points below the US average
Typical home value
$988,018up 33.2% in five years
Median rent
$1,7901.1× the Massachusetts median
Degree or higher
61.7%26.7 points above the US average
Homeownership
84.2%19.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
49

Where 01908 is

Nahant, 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

Population3,328
Median age58.6
Family households57.2%
Born outside the US5.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home9%
White (non-Hispanic)92%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.8%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.8%
Hispanic or Latino1.2%
Veterans5.1%
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$111,004
Income per person$91,157
Poverty rate6.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance4.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.9%
$10–15k3.6%
$15–20k5.5%
$20–25k1.3%
$25–30k0.4%
$30–35k1.8%
$35–40k1.9%
$40–45k4.6%
$45–50k3.1%
$50–60k3.9%
$60–75k4.5%
$75–100k9.7%
$100–125k18.5%
$125–150k4.9%
$150–200k7.3%
$200k or more27.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,910
Mean adjusted gross income$151,003
Returns declaring $200,000 or more19.4%
Returns, under $25k18.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k13.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k23.0%
Returns, $200k or more19.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$686,000
Median gross rent$1,790
Owner-occupied84.2%
Vacant homes11.4%
Median year built1938

What the homes are

Detached house76.2%
Attached house1.8%
2 to 4 units11.9%
5 to 19 units8.1%
20 or more units1.9%
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$988,018as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 33.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 96.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$988,018$268,042

$268,042 in 2000 to $988,018 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher61.7%
High school diploma or higher98.1%
Works from home14.9%
Drives to work alone69.3%
Takes public transport3.4%
Commutes 45 minutes or more28.3%
Health

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

Obesity27.5% 5.9 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes8.9% 4.3 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure36.2% 2.1 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health13.6% 6.7 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)2.7% 8.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.7% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity19.7% 5.7 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis31% 5.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.1% 1.9 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication81.4% 6.7 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)12.6% 4.9 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.2% 1 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year85% 8.3 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening93.3% 7.4 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10.6% 4.2 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening78.1% 13.8 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.4% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist79.8% 18.5 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability25.8% 4.9 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support18.6% 6.2 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity7.2% 9.9 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps8.2% 6.1 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.3% 0.6 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40.2% 4 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity6.2% 7.6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.2% 2.2 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport4.7% 4.5 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness27.6% 6.8 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use86% 10.1 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)12.8% 4 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12% 2 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.2% 1.3 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.4% 4.4 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours30.9% 5.5 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.4% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.5% 2.5 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.4% 2.2 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments49
People employed256
Annual payroll$16,395,000
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 34.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss23.7 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 flooding98Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane78.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm73.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide60.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake58.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado45.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning45.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind37.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding35.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire30.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave27.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave21.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather20.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail8.5Very 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$111,004$101,341$78,538
Income per person$91,157$56,284$43,289
Poverty rate6.8%10%12.4%
Median home value$686,000$525,800$303,400
Median gross rent$1,790$1,687$1,348
Homeownership84.2%62.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher61.7%46.6%35%
Unemployment rate5.1%5.1%5.2%
Works from home14.9%16.7%13.5%
Born outside the US5.9%17.7%13.9%
Median age58.64038.7
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 US9.8 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 supermarket100% 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%.

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

Nahant School District50% of this ZIP code's land area
Swampscott School District in Nahant (7-12)50% 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 vulnerability13more vulnerable than 13% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status16more vulnerable than 16% of US census tracts
Household characteristics16more vulnerable than 16% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status7more vulnerable than 7% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Walkability13.8 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

01901 Lynn, MA4.2 km away
01903 Lynn, MA4.9 km away
01902 Lynn, MA5 km away
01910 Lynn, MA5 km away
01907 Swampscott, MA5.6 km away
01905 Lynn, MA6.1 km away
02151 Revere, MA6.5 km away
02152 Winthrop, MA7 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 area1.08 sq mi
Water area1.34 sq mi
Population density3,094 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.4261, -70.9277

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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