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02062 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 02062 covers Norwood, Massachusetts, with a population of about 31,380 and a median household income of $97,110.

Population
31,3802,975 per square mile
Median age
39.40.7 points above the US average
Median household income
$97,110about the Massachusetts median
Poverty rate
8.2%4.2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$742,353up 22.6% in five years
Median rent
$2,0561.2× the Massachusetts median
Degree or higher
53.1%18.1 points above the US average
Homeownership
51.8%13.2 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,243

Where 02062 is

Norwood, 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

Population31,380
Median age39.4
Family households61.6%
Born outside the US21.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home26.7%
White (non-Hispanic)70.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)6.7%
Asian (non-Hispanic)6.8%
Hispanic or Latino9.1%
Veterans4.4%
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$97,110
Income per person$59,668
Poverty rate8.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance10.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.8%
$10–15k3.6%
$15–20k1.7%
$20–25k1.7%
$25–30k3.4%
$30–35k2.5%
$35–40k1.8%
$40–45k3.5%
$45–50k2.7%
$50–60k5.1%
$60–75k8.5%
$75–100k13.6%
$100–125k8.2%
$125–150k9.9%
$150–200k11.4%
$200k or more19.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed16,240
Mean adjusted gross income$111,361
Returns declaring $200,000 or more10.8%
Returns, under $25k23.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k17.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k22.2%
Returns, $200k or more10.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$613,500
Median gross rent$2,056
Rent as a share of household income30.7%
Owner-occupied51.8%
Vacant homes4.7%
Median year built1961

What the homes are

Detached house44.5%
Attached house6.6%
2 to 4 units20.5%
5 to 19 units16.9%
20 or more units11.5%
Mobile home0.1%
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$742,353as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 22.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 67.7%
Typical asking rent$2,519as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 1%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$742,353$251,209

$251,209 in 2000 to $742,353 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202220242026$2,519$2,217

$2,217 in 2022 to $2,519 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher53.1%
High school diploma or higher93.2%
Works from home14.6%
Drives to work alone63.3%
Takes public transport9.6%
Commutes 45 minutes or more25.9%
Health

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

Obesity25.1% 8.3 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.4% 2.6 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes10.5% 2.7 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure31.1% 3 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health15% 5.3 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)4.5% 6.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.1% 1.2 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity18.6% 6.8 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis27.2% 2.1 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.8% 0.8 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication76.1% 1.4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.5% 1.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.8% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year81.3% 4.6 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening90.8% 4.9 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.3% 1.5 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening71.1% 6.8 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.8% 0.8 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist71.7% 10.4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability26.6% 4.1 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.7% 2.1 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.9% 6.2 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps13% 1.3 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.3% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.2% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.5% 4.3 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.9% 1.5 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.9% 2.3 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33% 1.4 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use85.6% 9.7 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.5% 1.3 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability11.5% 2.5 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12% 1.5 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3% 1 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.4% 2.4 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours32.9% 3.5 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost9.3% 3.7 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.8% 1.8 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,243
People employed23,558
Annual payroll$1,822,065,000
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 36.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 8 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss37.5 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.

Hurricane79.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide64Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake61.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding59.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm46.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning44.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave40.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave34.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire33.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind30.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado30.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather27.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail7.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought1.6Relatively Moderate 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$97,110$101,341$78,538
Income per person$59,668$56,284$43,289
Poverty rate8.2%10%12.4%
Median home value$613,500$525,800$303,400
Median gross rent$2,056$1,687$1,348
Homeownership51.8%62.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher53.1%46.6%35%
Unemployment rate3.5%5.1%5.2%
Works from home14.6%16.7%13.5%
Born outside the US21.6%17.7%13.9%
Median age39.44038.7
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 stationNORWOOD MEM AP, MA US2.5 km away
Rain in a year44 in

Average high and low by month

January39.5°F / 20.6°F3.41 in rain
February42.3°F / 21.6°F2.8 in rain
March48.9°F / 29.5°F3.72 in rain
April61.2°F / 39°F3.96 in rain
May71.3°F / 47.9°F3.3 in rain
June80.4°F / 57.3°F3.92 in rain
July85.7°F / 62.8°F3.03 in rain
August84.3°F / 60.6°F3.63 in rain
September76.8°F / 52.1°F3.82 in rain
October65.7°F / 41.2°F4.54 in rain
November54.6°F / 33.6°F3.69 in rain
December44.3°F / 26.3°F4.09 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket15% 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%.

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

Norwood School District98.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Sharon School District1.7% 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 vulnerability43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Household characteristics54more vulnerable than 54% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport49more vulnerable than 49% of US census tracts
Walkability11.5 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

02090 Westwood, MA3.2 km away
02032 East Walpole, MA3.9 km away
02021 Canton, MA6.1 km away
02081 Walpole, MA6.3 km away
02026 Dedham, MA7.1 km away
02137 Readville, MA8.1 km away
02052 Medfield, MA8.4 km away
02030 Dover, MA8.7 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 area10.55 sq mi
Water area0.17 sq mi
Population density2,975 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.1868, -71.2033

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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