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01982 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 01982 covers South Hamilton, Massachusetts, with a population of about 7,646 and a median household income of $127,137.

Population
7,646538 per square mile
Median age
43.85.1 points above the US average
Median household income
$127,1371.3× the Massachusetts median
Poverty rate
6.1%6.3 points below the US average
Typical home value
$894,548up 23.1% in five years
Median rent
$1,746about the Massachusetts median
Degree or higher
68.6%33.6 points above the US average
Homeownership
83.1%18.1 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
134

Where 01982 is

South Hamilton, 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

Population7,646
Median age43.8
Family households80.5%
Born outside the US8.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home7.2%
White (non-Hispanic)89.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)3.3%
Hispanic or Latino1.8%
Veterans6.9%
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$127,137
Income per person$62,116
Poverty rate6.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance5.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.8%
$10–15k1.7%
$15–20k4.2%
$20–25k1.6%
$25–30k0.7%
$30–35k0.8%
$35–40k1.3%
$40–45k1.4%
$45–50k3.2%
$50–60k4.6%
$60–75k9.6%
$75–100k9.9%
$100–125k8.4%
$125–150k8.2%
$150–200k13.4%
$200k or more29.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed3,530
Mean adjusted gross income$227,858
Returns declaring $200,000 or more28%
Returns, under $25k21.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k10.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k9.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k23.5%
Returns, $200k or more28.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$688,500
Median gross rent$1,746
Rent as a share of household income51%
Owner-occupied83.1%
Vacant homes6%
Median year built1958

What the homes are

Detached house81.7%
Attached house2.9%
2 to 4 units8.3%
5 to 19 units2.6%
20 or more units4.5%
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$894,548as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 23.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 71.7%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$894,548$306,249

$306,249 in 2000 to $894,548 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher68.6%
High school diploma or higher97.1%
Works from home25.2%
Drives to work alone62%
Takes public transport4.5%
Commutes 45 minutes or more31.4%
Health

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

Obesity27% 6.4 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes8.5% 3.5 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes8.8% 4.4 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 health12.1% 8.2 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)2.7% 8.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.5% 0.6 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity17.6% 7.8 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis25.7% 0.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.4% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.1% 2.4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.2% 2.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.4% 1 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.6% 0.6 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 screening92.1% 6.2 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10.7% 4.1 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening74.5% 10.2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.2% 1.4 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist78.2% 16.9 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability22.6% 8.1 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.2% 5.6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity7.2% 9.9 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps7.9% 6.4 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.8% 0.9 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.1% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity6.7% 7.1 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5.6% 2.8 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport4.9% 4.3 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness28.5% 5.9 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use85.1% 9.2 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)13.6% 3.2 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)11% 2.5 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.7% 4.1 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours32.9% 3.5 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost7.5% 5.5 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability2.9% 2.7 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments134
People employed909
Annual payroll$56,249,000
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 24.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss28.1 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.

Hurricane75.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire70.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide66.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm66Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake64.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought41Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado40.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning38Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding36.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind32.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave27.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave20.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather20.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail7.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding0.2Relatively High 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$127,137$101,341$78,538
Income per person$62,116$56,284$43,289
Poverty rate6.1%10%12.4%
Median home value$688,500$525,800$303,400
Median gross rent$1,746$1,687$1,348
Homeownership83.1%62.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher68.6%46.6%35%
Unemployment rate2.4%5.1%5.2%
Works from home25.2%16.7%13.5%
Born outside the US8.7%17.7%13.9%
Median age43.84038.7
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 US3.7 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 supermarket43% 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%.

Hamilton-Wenham School District99.8% 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 vulnerability7more vulnerable than 7% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status4more vulnerable than 4% of US census tracts
Household characteristics17more vulnerable than 17% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status10more vulnerable than 10% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Walkability7 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

01984 Wenham, MA2.6 km away
01936 Hamilton, MA2.7 km away
01961 Peabody, MA2.7 km away
01971 Salem, MA2.7 km away
01929 Essex, MA6.1 km away
01915 Beverly, MA6.6 km away
01938 Ipswich, MA7 km away
01965 Prides Crossing, MA7.2 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 area14.2 sq mi
Water area0.74 sq mi
Population density538 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.6185, -70.8561

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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