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02056 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 02056 covers Norfolk, Massachusetts, with a population of about 11,556 and a median household income of $197,379.

Population
11,556776 per square mile
Median age
41.12.4 points above the US average
Median household income
$197,3791.9× the Massachusetts median
Poverty rate
2.1%10.3 points below the US average
Typical home value
$822,421up 21.8% in five years
Median rent
$1,7911.1× the Massachusetts median
Degree or higher
58.5%23.5 points above the US average
Homeownership
95.1%30.1 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
226

Where 02056 is

Norfolk, 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

Population11,556
Median age41.1
Family households82.5%
Born outside the US6.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home8.7%
White (non-Hispanic)82.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)6.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.2%
Hispanic or Latino4.4%
Veterans3.2%
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$197,379
Income per person$70,548
Poverty rate2.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance1.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.9%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k0.4%
$25–30k0.3%
$30–35k1.4%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k2.6%
$45–50k1.2%
$50–60k1.5%
$60–75k5.5%
$75–100k6.8%
$100–125k5.9%
$125–150k9.3%
$150–200k14.2%
$200k or more48.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed5,120
Mean adjusted gross income$177,771
Returns declaring $200,000 or more29.1%
Returns, under $25k19.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k10.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k9.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k24.2%
Returns, $200k or more29.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$694,300
Median gross rent$1,791
Rent as a share of household income31.9%
Owner-occupied95.1%
Vacant homes3%
Median year built1983

What the homes are

Detached house90.9%
Attached house5.2%
2 to 4 units2.5%
5 to 19 units1.4%
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$822,421as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 21.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 63.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$822,421$302,161

$302,161 in 2000 to $822,421 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher58.5%
High school diploma or higher93.8%
Works from home31%
Drives to work alone59.9%
Takes public transport5.3%
Commutes 45 minutes or more39.4%
Health

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

Obesity24.1% 9.3 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes8.1% 3.9 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes9.1% 4.1 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure29.1% 5 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health11.9% 8.4 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)3.7% 7.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.8% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity14.5% 10.9 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis24.8% same as the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking19.3% 3.3 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication74.3% same as the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.2% 1.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.5% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4.9% 1.3 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year81% 4.3 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening92% 6.1 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.1% 3.7 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening71.2% 6.9 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.5% 2.1 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist78.5% 17.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability21.7% 9 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.6% 3.2 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity7.3% 9.8 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps8% 6.3 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.1% 1.6 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.9% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.3% 6.5 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5.1% 3.3 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5% 4.2 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30.9% 3.5 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use85.2% 9.3 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)13.9% 2.9 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability8.6% 5.4 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)10.3% 3.2 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.3% 1.7 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 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.4% 1 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost6.9% 6.1 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability2.7% 2.9 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments226
People employed2,117
Annual payroll$129,420,000
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 13.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low
Expected annual loss33.2 out of 100
Community resilience88.9 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.

Landslide81.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought79.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane73.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm69.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire64.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake47.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning33.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding32.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado31.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind29.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave28.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave28Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather22.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail6.5Very 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$197,379$101,341$78,538
Income per person$70,548$56,284$43,289
Poverty rate2.1%10%12.4%
Median home value$694,300$525,800$303,400
Median gross rent$1,791$1,687$1,348
Homeownership95.1%62.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher58.5%46.6%35%
Unemployment rate4.7%5.1%5.2%
Works from home31%16.7%13.5%
Born outside the US6.8%17.7%13.9%
Median age41.14038.7
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 stationWALPOLE 2, MA US8.2 km away
Rain in a year50 in
Snow in a year56 in

Average high and low by month

January36.8°F / 19.7°F3.94 in rain, 15.1 in snow
February39.6°F / 21.1°F3.36 in rain, 14.1 in snow
March47.4°F / 27.9°F4.77 in rain, 11.6 in snow
April59.4°F / 37.6°F4.43 in rain, 2.5 in snow
May69.9°F / 47.7°F3.59 in rain
June77.9°F / 57.2°F4.25 in rain
July83.4°F / 63.3°F3.58 in rain
August81.7°F / 61.8°F3.95 in rain
September74.1°F / 54.4°F3.71 in rain
October62.5°F / 42.8°F4.97 in rain, 0.3 in snow
November51.4°F / 33.6°F4.08 in rain, 1.7 in snow
December41.6°F / 25.4°F4.96 in rain, 10.8 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

King Philip School District50% of this ZIP code's land area
Norfolk School District50% 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 vulnerability5more vulnerable than 5% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status10more vulnerable than 10% of US census tracts
Household characteristics8more vulnerable than 8% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status27more vulnerable than 27% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport11more vulnerable than 11% of US census tracts
Walkability6.9 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

02071 South Walpole, MA4.7 km away
02054 Millis, MA6.1 km away
02093 Wrentham, MA6.3 km away
02081 Walpole, MA6.7 km away
02038 Franklin, MA7 km away
02052 Medfield, MA7.6 km away
02053 Medway, MA8.7 km away
02035 Foxboro, MA9 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.

Norfolk County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area14.9 sq mi
Water area0.5 sq mi
Population density776 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.1177, -71.3269

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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