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01929 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 01929 covers Essex, Massachusetts, with a population of about 3,605 and a median household income of $151,509.

Population
3,605259 per square mile
Median age
44.35.6 points above the US average
Median household income
$151,5091.5× the Massachusetts median
Poverty rate
6.1%6.3 points below the US average
Typical home value
$913,927up 28.5% in five years
Median rent
$1,8281.1× the Massachusetts median
Degree or higher
68.5%33.5 points above the US average
Homeownership
76.7%11.7 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
158

Where 01929 is

Essex, 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

Population3,605
Median age44.3
Family households73.6%
Born outside the US2.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.1%
White (non-Hispanic)98%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0.9%
Veterans4.6%
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$151,509
Income per person$69,734
Poverty rate6.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance9.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.7%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k2.1%
$20–25k5.4%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k5.0%
$35–40k0.5%
$40–45k0.8%
$45–50k0.6%
$50–60k8.6%
$60–75k0.8%
$75–100k6.8%
$100–125k8.0%
$125–150k9.4%
$150–200k18.5%
$200k or more32.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,900
Mean adjusted gross income$152,738
Returns declaring $200,000 or more20%
Returns, under $25k23.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k14.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k20.0%
Returns, $200k or more20.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$828,200
Median gross rent$1,828
Rent as a share of household income30.2%
Owner-occupied76.7%
Vacant homes13.8%
Median year built1969

What the homes are

Detached house71.4%
Attached house6.4%
2 to 4 units17.6%
5 to 19 units4.7%
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$913,927as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 28.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 79.9%
Typical home value since 2000
201120182026$913,927$269,971

$269,971 in 2011 to $913,927 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher68.5%
High school diploma or higher95.8%
Works from home20.9%
Drives to work alone64.8%
Takes public transport0.4%
Commutes 45 minutes or more15.2%
Health

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

Obesity27.2% 6.2 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes8.3% 3.7 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes8.6% 4.6 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure30.8% 3.3 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health11.8% 8.5 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)2.6% 8.7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.7% 0.8 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity16.8% 8.6 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis26% 0.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.9% 0.9 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77% 2.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.4% 2.7 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.5% 1.1 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 year82.7% 6 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening92.4% 6.5 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10.5% 4.3 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening72.7% 8.4 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.1% 1.5 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist80.1% 18.8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability22.2% 8.5 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support18.6% 6.2 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity6.6% 10.5 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps7.3% 7 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.6% 1.1 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.3% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity6.3% 7.5 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5.5% 2.9 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport4.6% 4.6 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness28% 6.4 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use85.5% 9.6 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)13.4% 3.4 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability9.3% 4.7 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)10.9% 2.6 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.5% 4.3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours31.3% 5.1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost7.7% 5.3 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability2.8% 2.8 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments158
People employed1,186
Annual payroll$71,549,000
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 30.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss60.7 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 flooding98.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide73.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire71.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane69.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm62Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake61.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado33.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning28Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding24.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave23.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind23.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather18Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave11.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail3.7Very 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$151,509$101,341$78,538
Income per person$69,734$56,284$43,289
Poverty rate6.1%10%12.4%
Median home value$828,200$525,800$303,400
Median gross rent$1,828$1,687$1,348
Homeownership76.7%62.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher68.5%46.6%35%
Unemployment rate1.1%5.1%5.2%
Works from home20.9%16.7%13.5%
Born outside the US2.9%17.7%13.9%
Median age44.34038.7
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 stationBEVERLY, MA US6.3 km away
Rain in a year48 in
Snow in a year51 in

Average high and low by month

January36.6°F / 17.8°F3.74 in rain, 16 in snow
February38.6°F / 18°F3.61 in rain, 16.4 in snow
March45.4°F / 25.2°F4.64 in rain, 7.6 in snow
April56.6°F / 33.5°F4.2 in rain, 1.4 in snow
May66.2°F / 43.7°F3.47 in rain
June74.7°F / 53.8°F3.99 in rain
July80.1°F / 59.9°F3.43 in rain
August78.9°F / 58.4°F3.36 in rain
September71.8°F / 51.3°F3.82 in rain
October60.8°F / 40.3°F4.99 in rain, 0.3 in snow
November51.3°F / 31.4°F3.98 in rain, 0.9 in snow
December42.1°F / 23.7°F4.79 in rain, 8.8 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%.

Manchester Essex Regional 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 vulnerability6more vulnerable than 6% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status17more vulnerable than 17% of US census tracts
Household characteristics49more vulnerable than 49% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status1more vulnerable than 1% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport2more vulnerable than 2% of US census tracts
Walkability9.1 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

01944 Manchester, MA5.6 km away
01982 South Hamilton, MA6.1 km away
01936 Hamilton, MA7.9 km away
01961 Peabody, MA7.9 km away
01971 Salem, MA7.9 km away
01938 Ipswich, MA8 km away
01984 Wenham, MA8.4 km away
01965 Prides Crossing, MA8.6 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 area13.94 sq mi
Water area2.08 sq mi
Population density259 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.6286, -70.7828

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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