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01960 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 01960 covers Peabody, Massachusetts, with a population of about 53,961 and a median household income of $95,173.

Population
53,9613,369 per square mile
Median age
46.47.7 points above the US average
Median household income
$95,1736% below the Massachusetts median
Poverty rate
6.5%5.9 points below the US average
Typical home value
$708,672up 20.1% in five years
Median rent
$1,9021.1× the Massachusetts median
Degree or higher
33.7%1.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
65.4%about the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,505

Where 01960 is

Peabody, 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

Population53,961
Median age46.4
Family households62.1%
Born outside the US17.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home23.8%
White (non-Hispanic)76.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)3.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2%
Hispanic or Latino12.5%
Veterans6.2%
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$95,173
Income per person$51,337
Poverty rate6.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance12%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.6%
$10–15k3.5%
$15–20k2.1%
$20–25k3.4%
$25–30k3.5%
$30–35k3.6%
$35–40k2.3%
$40–45k2.5%
$45–50k2.2%
$50–60k5.0%
$60–75k7.8%
$75–100k13.2%
$100–125k10.1%
$125–150k8.0%
$150–200k12.8%
$200k or more16.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed28,740
Mean adjusted gross income$84,297
Returns declaring $200,000 or more7.1%
Returns, under $25k24.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k18.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k21.9%
Returns, $200k or more7.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$566,700
Median gross rent$1,902
Rent as a share of household income36%
Owner-occupied65.4%
Vacant homes3.1%
Median year built1966

What the homes are

Detached house50.5%
Attached house4.7%
2 to 4 units14.1%
5 to 19 units10.4%
20 or more units18%
Mobile home2.3%
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$708,672as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 20.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 79%
Typical asking rent$2,823as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 1.4%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$708,672$231,614

$231,614 in 2000 to $708,672 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202220242026$2,823$2,578

$2,578 in 2022 to $2,823 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher33.7%
High school diploma or higher90.5%
Works from home8.7%
Drives to work alone79.6%
Takes public transport2.5%
Commutes 45 minutes or more17.9%
Health

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

Obesity29% 4.4 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.3% 1.7 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11.9% 1.3 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure34.3% same as 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)5.1% 6.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.9% 1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity24% 1.4 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis28.7% 3.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.1% 0.9 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.3% 3.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.7% 3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12% 1.6 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7% 0.8 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year82.2% 5.5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening90.5% 4.6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14% 0.8 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening71.6% 7.3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.1% 0.5 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist73.1% 11.8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability29.8% 0.9 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.1% 1.7 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11.8% 5.3 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps13% 1.3 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.5% 0.8 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.1% 0.9 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10.2% 3.6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.1% 2.1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.8% 2.6 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use83.5% 7.6 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.6% 1.2 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.7% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.7% 2.1 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.6% 1.8 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.5% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost9.8% 3.2 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.3% 1.3 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,505
People employed21,605
Annual payroll$1,353,567,000
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 27.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 11 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss32.4 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.

Hurricane77.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake70.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm70.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide54.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning48.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado46.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding44.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind38.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave32.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire31.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave29.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding28Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather21.7Relatively 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$95,173$101,341$78,538
Income per person$51,337$56,284$43,289
Poverty rate6.5%10%12.4%
Median home value$566,700$525,800$303,400
Median gross rent$1,902$1,687$1,348
Homeownership65.4%62.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher33.7%46.6%35%
Unemployment rate4.9%5.1%5.2%
Works from home8.7%16.7%13.5%
Born outside the US17.2%17.7%13.9%
Median age46.44038.7
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 MUNI AP, MA US6.8 km away
Rain in a year45 in

Average high and low by month

January36.2°F / 19.7°F3.15 in rain
February38.5°F / 21°F2.93 in rain
March45.2°F / 28°F4.17 in rain
April56.5°F / 37.1°F4.27 in rain
May66.5°F / 46.8°F3.42 in rain
June75.8°F / 56.1°F3.83 in rain
July81.8°F / 62.2°F3.45 in rain
August80.7°F / 60.6°F3.27 in rain
September73.4°F / 53.2°F3.62 in rain
October62°F / 42.4°F4.54 in rain
November51.4°F / 33.9°F4.01 in rain
December41.5°F / 25.7°F4.23 in rain
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 supermarket33% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket92% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket44% 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%.

Peabody 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 vulnerability35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Household characteristics53more vulnerable than 53% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport49more vulnerable than 49% of US census tracts
Walkability10.5 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

01923 Danvers, MA4.4 km away
01904 Lynn, MA4.9 km away
01970 Salem, MA5.4 km away
01940 Lynnfield, MA6 km away
01937 Hathorne, MA6.1 km away
01905 Lynn, MA7.1 km away
01902 Lynn, MA7.2 km away
01903 Lynn, MA7.4 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 area16.02 sq mi
Water area0.54 sq mi
Population density3,369 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.5326, -70.9612

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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