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01969 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 01969 covers Rowley, Massachusetts, with a population of about 6,214 and a median household income of $117,177.

Population
6,214341 per square mile
Median age
5011.3 points above the US average
Median household income
$117,1771.2× the Massachusetts median
Poverty rate
1.4%11 points below the US average
Typical home value
$810,420up 27% in five years
Median rent
$1,42416% below the Massachusetts median
Degree or higher
51.2%16.2 points above the US average
Homeownership
81.8%16.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
222

Where 01969 is

Rowley, 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

Population6,214
Median age50
Family households79%
Born outside the US2.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.1%
White (non-Hispanic)94.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.5%
Hispanic or Latino0.3%
Veterans6.1%
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$117,177
Income per person$66,485
Poverty rate1.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance8.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.5%
$10–15k0.6%
$15–20k1.2%
$20–25k3.2%
$25–30k2.1%
$30–35k0.5%
$35–40k0.7%
$40–45k6.4%
$45–50k1.2%
$50–60k0.6%
$60–75k5.5%
$75–100k13.6%
$100–125k14.5%
$125–150k9.8%
$150–200k15.3%
$200k or more24.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed3,300
Mean adjusted gross income$144,573
Returns declaring $200,000 or more17%
Returns, under $25k20.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k15.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k24.2%
Returns, $200k or more17.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$633,900
Median gross rent$1,424
Rent as a share of household income29.6%
Owner-occupied81.8%
Vacant homes0%
Median year built1977

What the homes are

Detached house72.4%
Attached house11.1%
2 to 4 units4.9%
5 to 19 units7.3%
20 or more units4.4%
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$810,420as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 27%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 78.6%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$810,420$268,007

$268,007 in 2000 to $810,420 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher51.2%
High school diploma or higher98.4%
Works from home8.7%
Drives to work alone86.7%
Takes public transport0.4%
Commutes 45 minutes or more23.7%
Health

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

Obesity27.4% 6 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes8.6% 3.4 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes9.2% 4 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure31.3% 2.8 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health12.2% 8.1 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%
Depression22.9% 1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity17.6% 7.8 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis26.6% 1.5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.9% 0.9 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.4% 2.7 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.5% 2.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.7% 0.5 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 screening92.2% 6.3 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10.9% 3.9 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening75.7% 11.4 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.4% 1.2 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist77.9% 16.6 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability23.1% 7.6 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.6% 5.2 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity6.8% 10.3 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps7.5% 6.8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.9% 0.8 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.6% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity6.6% 7.2 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5.7% 2.7 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport4.7% 4.5 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness28.8% 5.6 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use84.9% 9 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14% 2.8 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability9.8% 4.2 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11.3% 2.2 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.5% 1.5 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.6% 4.2 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours33.4% 3 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost5.9% 7.1 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 establishments222
People employed2,948
Annual payroll$223,954,000
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 47.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss76.7 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 flooding97.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought96.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane78.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire75.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide74.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm74.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake71.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding49Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado41Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning40.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind32.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave28.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave22.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather20.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail7.1Very 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$117,177$101,341$78,538
Income per person$66,485$56,284$43,289
Poverty rate1.4%10%12.4%
Median home value$633,900$525,800$303,400
Median gross rent$1,424$1,687$1,348
Homeownership81.8%62.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher51.2%46.6%35%
Unemployment rate3.3%5.1%5.2%
Works from home8.7%16.7%13.5%
Born outside the US2.6%17.7%13.9%
Median age504038.7
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 US11.7 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 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%.

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 vulnerability10more vulnerable than 10% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status3more vulnerable than 3% of US census tracts
Household characteristics53more vulnerable than 53% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status7more vulnerable than 7% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Walkability7.2 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

01922 Byfield, MA5.3 km away
01938 Ipswich, MA6 km away
01833 Georgetown, MA6.3 km away
01983 Topsfield, MA8.7 km away
01936 Hamilton, MA9 km away
01961 Peabody, MA9 km away
01971 Salem, MA9 km away
01951 Newbury, MA9.2 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 area18.2 sq mi
Water area2.15 sq mi
Population density341 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.7138, -70.9070

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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