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01945 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 01945 covers Marblehead, Massachusetts, with a population of about 20,390 and a median household income of $164,325.

Population
20,3904,603 per square mile
Median age
49.210.5 points above the US average
Median household income
$164,3251.6× the Massachusetts median
Poverty rate
3.7%8.7 points below the US average
Typical home value
$1,059,797up 26.7% in five years
Median rent
$1,769about the Massachusetts median
Degree or higher
76.8%41.8 points above the US average
Homeownership
82.9%17.9 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
588

Where 01945 is

Marblehead, 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

Population20,390
Median age49.2
Family households71.3%
Born outside the US6.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home8.5%
White (non-Hispanic)93.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.7%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.1%
Hispanic or Latino2.6%
Veterans4.2%
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$164,325
Income per person$94,164
Poverty rate3.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance4.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.3%
$10–15k2.1%
$15–20k2.0%
$20–25k1.6%
$25–30k1.3%
$30–35k1.2%
$35–40k1.3%
$40–45k2.8%
$45–50k1.1%
$50–60k3.1%
$60–75k4.3%
$75–100k7.1%
$100–125k7.2%
$125–150k7.5%
$150–200k11.8%
$200k or more43.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed10,610
Mean adjusted gross income$234,392
Returns declaring $200,000 or more29.7%
Returns, under $25k20.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k11.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k9.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k20.5%
Returns, $200k or more29.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$904,700
Median gross rent$1,769
Rent as a share of household income29.2%
Owner-occupied82.9%
Vacant homes7.5%
Median year built1945

What the homes are

Detached house75.2%
Attached house3.8%
2 to 4 units13.8%
5 to 19 units5.5%
20 or more units1.4%
Boat, RV or van0.3%
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$1,059,797as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 26.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 77.1%
Typical asking rent$3,094as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 6.7%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$1,059,797$350,528

$350,528 in 2000 to $1,059,797 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher76.8%
High school diploma or higher99.1%
Works from home29.9%
Drives to work alone53.8%
Takes public transport5.6%
Commutes 45 minutes or more36%
Health

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

Obesity26.1% 7.3 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes8.6% 3.4 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes7.1% 6.1 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure32.3% 1.8 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health11.1% 9.2 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)2.2% 9.1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.5% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity16.2% 9.2 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis27.7% 2.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.5% 4.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)11.8% 4.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.9% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year84.5% 7.8 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening93.6% 7.7 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability9.3% 5.5 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening76.2% 11.9 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.9% 1.7 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist81.5% 20.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability21.9% 8.8 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support17.3% 7.5 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity5.4% 11.7 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps5.8% 8.5 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.1% 0.6 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.9% 1.7 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity5.3% 8.5 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5.1% 3.3 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport4% 5.2 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness26.9% 7.5 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use86.9% 11 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)12.1% 4.7 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability9.5% 4.5 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)10.5% 3 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.3% 1.7 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat3.8% 5 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours30.7% 5.7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost4.6% 8.4 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability2.7% 2.9 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments588
People employed3,911
Annual payroll$198,014,000
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 33.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 5 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss36.9 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 flooding95Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane80.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm77.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake68.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide58.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning50.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado49.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind42.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding39.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire34.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave30.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave27.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather22Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail10.6Very 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$164,325$101,341$78,538
Income per person$94,164$56,284$43,289
Poverty rate3.7%10%12.4%
Median home value$904,700$525,800$303,400
Median gross rent$1,769$1,687$1,348
Homeownership82.9%62.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher76.8%46.6%35%
Unemployment rate1.9%5.1%5.2%
Works from home29.9%16.7%13.5%
Born outside the US6.6%17.7%13.9%
Median age49.24038.7
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 US0.3 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 supermarket54% 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.

Marblehead School District98.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Salem School District1.2% 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 status6more vulnerable than 6% of US census tracts
Household characteristics36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status11more vulnerable than 11% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport10more vulnerable than 10% of US census tracts
Walkability13.3 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

01970 Salem, MA3.4 km away
01907 Swampscott, MA4.5 km away
01915 Beverly, MA7 km away
01902 Lynn, MA7 km away
01965 Prides Crossing, MA7.4 km away
01903 Lynn, MA7.7 km away
01901 Lynn, MA7.9 km away
01904 Lynn, MA8.2 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 area4.43 sq mi
Water area4.75 sq mi
Population density4,603 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.4984, -70.8653

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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