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01951 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 01951 covers Newbury, Massachusetts, with a population of about 2,938 and a median household income of $175,779.

Population
2,938205 per square mile
Median age
57.618.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$175,7791.7× the Massachusetts median
Poverty rate
5%7.4 points below the US average
Typical home value
$1,012,906up 37.5% in five years
Median rent
$1,8031.1× the Massachusetts median
Degree or higher
60.6%25.6 points above the US average
Homeownership
88.2%23.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
94

Where 01951 is

Newbury, 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

Population2,938
Median age57.6
Family households67.4%
Born outside the US5.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home5.2%
White (non-Hispanic)90%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.5%
Hispanic or Latino0.3%
Veterans13.9%
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$175,779
Income per person$94,530
Poverty rate5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance7.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.6%
$10–15k0.9%
$15–20k3.9%
$20–25k2.5%
$25–30k1.0%
$30–35k2.1%
$35–40k1.0%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k0.5%
$50–60k0.8%
$60–75k0.0%
$75–100k9.0%
$100–125k12.4%
$125–150k7.3%
$150–200k9.3%
$200k or more43.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed2,000
Mean adjusted gross income$181,683
Returns declaring $200,000 or more23%
Returns, under $25k21.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k13.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k11.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k21.5%
Returns, $200k or more23.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$808,400
Median gross rent$1,803
Owner-occupied88.2%
Vacant homes22.9%
Median year built1946

What the homes are

Detached house80.4%
Attached house14.8%
2 to 4 units1.4%
5 to 19 units1.6%
20 or more units1.4%
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$1,012,906as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 37.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 103.3%
Typical asking rent$4,317as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$1,012,906$284,085

$284,085 in 2000 to $1,012,906 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3%
Bachelor's degree or higher60.6%
High school diploma or higher100%
Works from home22.9%
Drives to work alone71.5%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more18.2%
Health

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

Obesity28.2% 5.2 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10% 2 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes9.5% 3.7 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35% 0.9 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health13.5% 6.8 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%
Depression22.6% 0.7 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity19.1% 6.3 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis30.2% 5.1 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.1% 0.9 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80% 5.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)12% 4.3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.7% 0.5 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year84.3% 7.6 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening93% 7.1 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10.9% 3.9 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening76.1% 11.8 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.4% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist79.2% 17.9 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability25.2% 5.5 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support18.8% 6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity7.1% 10 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps8.2% 6.1 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.8% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.3% 3.1 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity6.4% 7.4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.2% 2.2 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport4.8% 4.4 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness27.8% 6.6 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use85.4% 9.5 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)13.5% 3.3 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability11.5% 2.5 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.3% 1.2 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.7% 4.1 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours31.5% 4.9 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.2% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost7.5% 5.5 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.3% 2.3 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments94
People employed547
Annual payroll$25,710,000
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 56.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss82.9 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 flooding98.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought95.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane79Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire77.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm77Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide74.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake69.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding60.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado43.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning42.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind35Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave29Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave23.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather21.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail8.2Very 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$175,779$101,341$78,538
Income per person$94,530$56,284$43,289
Poverty rate5%10%12.4%
Median home value$808,400$525,800$303,400
Median gross rent$1,803$1,687$1,348
Homeownership88.2%62.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher60.6%46.6%35%
Unemployment rate3%5.1%5.2%
Works from home22.9%16.7%13.5%
Born outside the US5.7%17.7%13.9%
Median age57.64038.7
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 stationGROVELAND, MA US16.4 km away
Rain in a year49 in
Snow in a year67 in

Average high and low by month

January35.3°F / 17.3°F3.7 in rain, 17.9 in snow
February38.1°F / 18.8°F3.61 in rain, 17.2 in snow
March45.7°F / 26°F4.95 in rain, 14.4 in snow
April58.1°F / 35.9°F4.16 in rain, 2.4 in snow
May68.9°F / 45.8°F3.83 in rain
June77.6°F / 55.6°F4.2 in rain
July83.1°F / 61.6°F3.56 in rain
August81.3°F / 59.7°F3.37 in rain
September73.4°F / 52.1°F4.08 in rain
October61.7°F / 40.5°F4.92 in rain, 0.4 in snow
November50.6°F / 31.5°F3.88 in rain, 1.8 in snow
December40.6°F / 23.1°F4.72 in rain, 13 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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%.

Triton 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 vulnerability11more vulnerable than 11% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status4more vulnerable than 4% of US census tracts
Household characteristics12more vulnerable than 12% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status13more vulnerable than 13% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport55more vulnerable than 55% of US census tracts
Walkability5.3 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

01950 Newburyport, MA4.5 km away
01952 Salisbury, MA7.5 km away
01922 Byfield, MA7.7 km away
01969 Rowley, MA9.2 km away
01985 West Newbury, MA10.7 km away
01913 Amesbury, MA10.9 km away
01938 Ipswich, MA11.4 km away
03874 Seabrook, NH11.4 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 area14.31 sq mi
Water area2.65 sq mi
Population density205 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.7835, -70.8474

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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