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01984 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 01984 covers Wenham, Massachusetts, with a population of about 4,930 and a median household income of $187,652.

Population
4,930644 per square mile
Median age
29.69.1 points below the US average
Median household income
$187,6521.9× the Massachusetts median
Poverty rate
3.9%8.5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$1,083,929up 39.4% in five years
Degree or higher
69.9%34.9 points above the US average
Homeownership
85.6%20.6 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
82

Where 01984 is

Wenham, 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

Population4,930
Median age29.6
Family households78.2%
Born outside the US5.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home9.7%
White (non-Hispanic)88.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2%
Hispanic or Latino5.3%
Veterans2.1%
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$187,652
Income per person$62,015
Poverty rate3.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance4.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.5%
$10–15k2.2%
$15–20k3.4%
$20–25k2.1%
$25–30k1.8%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k2.5%
$40–45k0.5%
$45–50k0.2%
$50–60k5.9%
$60–75k2.7%
$75–100k1.2%
$100–125k6.7%
$125–150k10.3%
$150–200k12.1%
$200k or more44.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,910
Mean adjusted gross income$296,012
Returns declaring $200,000 or more33%
Returns, under $25k22.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k9.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k8.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k19.4%
Returns, $200k or more33.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$841,800
Rent as a share of household income30.9%
Owner-occupied85.6%
Vacant homes5.4%
Median year built1959

What the homes are

Detached house81.2%
Attached house4.7%
2 to 4 units4.4%
5 to 19 units7.5%
20 or more units2.2%
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$1,083,929as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 39.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 88%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$1,083,929$355,643

$355,643 in 2000 to $1,083,929 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2%
Bachelor's degree or higher69.9%
High school diploma or higher99.6%
Works from home25.7%
Drives to work alone53.1%
Takes public transport6.6%
Commutes 45 minutes or more24.6%
Health

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

Obesity24.7% 8.7 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes6.8% 5.2 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes7.9% 5.3 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure25.1% 9 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health11.3% 9 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)2.9% 8.4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression24.5% 2.6 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity16.8% 8.6 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis20.7% 4.4 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18.2% 2.2 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication73.4% 1.3 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.9% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.9% 1.5 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4.5% 1.7 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.2% 3.5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.9% 2 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.9% 1.9 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening73.1% 8.8 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.5% 2.1 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist76.5% 15.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability23.1% 7.6 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.9% 3.9 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity7.9% 9.2 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps8% 6.3 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5% 1.7 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol30.3% 5.9 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.2% 6.6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.1% 2.3 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6% 3.2 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.4% 1 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use84.5% 8.6 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.3% 0.5 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability8.1% 5.9 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)10.1% 3.4 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.1% 1.9 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.8% 4 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours33.1% 3.3 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.2% 1.2 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.6% 2.4 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 establishments82
People employed1,401
Annual payroll$38,768,000
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 13.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low
Expected annual loss20.8 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.

Hurricane76Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide69.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm66.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire64.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake62.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning43.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado42.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind34.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave29.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding25.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave24.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather20.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail6.4Very 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$187,652$101,341$78,538
Income per person$62,015$56,284$43,289
Poverty rate3.9%10%12.4%
Median home value$841,800$525,800$303,400
Median gross rent$1,687$1,348
Homeownership85.6%62.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher69.9%46.6%35%
Unemployment rate2%5.1%5.2%
Works from home25.7%16.7%13.5%
Born outside the US5.6%17.7%13.9%
Median age29.64038.7
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 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 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%.

Hamilton-Wenham 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 vulnerability6more vulnerable than 6% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status7more vulnerable than 7% of US census tracts
Household characteristics9more vulnerable than 9% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status17more vulnerable than 17% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Walkability5.7 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

01982 South Hamilton, MA2.6 km away
01936 Hamilton, MA3.7 km away
01961 Peabody, MA3.7 km away
01971 Salem, MA3.7 km away
01915 Beverly, MA4.6 km away
01923 Danvers, MA6.3 km away
01965 Prides Crossing, MA6.5 km away
01983 Topsfield, MA7.3 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 area7.66 sq mi
Water area0.48 sq mi
Population density644 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.6017, -70.8786

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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