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02152 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 02152 covers Winthrop, Massachusetts, with a population of about 18,807 and a median household income of $106,357.

Population
18,80711,348 per square mile
Median age
43.64.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$106,357about the Massachusetts median
Poverty rate
7.1%5.3 points below the US average
Typical home value
$697,580up 18.3% in five years
Median rent
$1,9091.1× the Massachusetts median
Degree or higher
42.9%7.9 points above the US average
Homeownership
55.6%9.4 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
287

Where 02152 is

Winthrop, 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

Population18,807
Median age43.6
Family households56%
Born outside the US19.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home30.2%
White (non-Hispanic)71.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)3.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.7%
Hispanic or Latino19.8%
Veterans3.8%
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$106,357
Income per person$59,226
Poverty rate7.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance12.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.8%
$10–15k2.2%
$15–20k4.4%
$20–25k2.9%
$25–30k1.6%
$30–35k1.7%
$35–40k1.5%
$40–45k1.7%
$45–50k3.7%
$50–60k3.5%
$60–75k9.1%
$75–100k12.2%
$100–125k9.9%
$125–150k8.2%
$150–200k11.4%
$200k or more23.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed9,640
Mean adjusted gross income$97,156
Returns declaring $200,000 or more9.5%
Returns, under $25k21.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k17.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k22.0%
Returns, $200k or more9.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$606,900
Median gross rent$1,909
Rent as a share of household income31.3%
Owner-occupied55.6%
Vacant homes6.5%
Median year built1938

What the homes are

Detached house31.5%
Attached house3.1%
2 to 4 units37.3%
5 to 19 units11.7%
20 or more units16.5%
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$697,580as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 18.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 77.4%
Typical asking rent$2,714as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 5.2%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$697,580$184,121

$184,121 in 2000 to $697,580 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202220242026$2,714$2,163

$2,163 in 2022 to $2,714 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher42.9%
High school diploma or higher95%
Works from home15%
Drives to work alone57%
Takes public transport14.8%
Commutes 45 minutes or more30.7%
Health

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

Obesity22.9% 10.5 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes8.8% 3.2 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes10.8% 2.4 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure30% 4.1 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health14.7% 5.6 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%
Depression24.1% 2.2 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity20.7% 4.7 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis25.1% same as the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking20.4% 4.4 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.2% 2.5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.6% 1.9 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.8% 4.1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening90.9% 5 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.5% 2.3 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening71.2% 6.9 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6% 0.6 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist71.2% 9.9 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability25% 5.7 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.2% 3.6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.1% 7 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps11.6% 2.7 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.2% 0.5 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.4% 1.2 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.9% 3.9 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.8% 1.6 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.7% 2.5 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness34.3% same as the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use84.6% 8.7 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.7% 1.1 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability11.1% 2.9 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11.9% 1.6 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.9% 1.1 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.3% 2.5 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours30.3% 6.1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.5% 2.5 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.7% 1.9 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments287
People employed1,843
Annual payroll$81,246,000
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 14.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 5 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss16.6 out of 100
Community resilience92.7 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 flooding95.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane68.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake52.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave51.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning46.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave43.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide42.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail32.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado22.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm20.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather18.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding17Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind14.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire7.8Very 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$106,357$101,341$78,538
Income per person$59,226$56,284$43,289
Poverty rate7.1%10%12.4%
Median home value$606,900$525,800$303,400
Median gross rent$1,909$1,687$1,348
Homeownership55.6%62.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher42.9%46.6%35%
Unemployment rate5.9%5.1%5.2%
Works from home15%16.7%13.5%
Born outside the US19.5%17.7%13.9%
Median age43.64038.7
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 stationBOSTON LOGAN INTL AP, MA US3.1 km away
Rain in a year44 in
Snow in a year49 in

Average high and low by month

January36.8°F / 23.1°F3.39 in rain, 14.3 in snow
February39°F / 24.6°F3.21 in rain, 14.4 in snow
March45.5°F / 31.1°F4.17 in rain, 9 in snow
April56.4°F / 40.8°F3.63 in rain, 1.6 in snow
May66.5°F / 50.3°F3.25 in rain
June76.2°F / 59.7°F3.89 in rain
July82.1°F / 66°F3.27 in rain
August80.4°F / 65.1°F3.23 in rain
September73.1°F / 58.2°F3.56 in rain
October62.1°F / 47.5°F4.03 in rain, 0.2 in snow
November51.6°F / 37.9°F3.66 in rain, 0.7 in snow
December42.2°F / 29.2°F4.3 in rain, 9 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 supermarket18% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket18% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket45% 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%.

Winthrop 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 vulnerability40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Household characteristics50more vulnerable than 50% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport50more vulnerable than 50% of US census tracts
Walkability14.8 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

02128 Boston, MA4 km away
02298 Boston, MA4.3 km away
02151 Revere, MA4.7 km away
02150 Chelsea, MA4.9 km away
02110 Boston, MA6.2 km away
02210 Boston, MA6.3 km away
02113 Boston, MA6.4 km away
02109 Boston, MA6.4 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.

Suffolk County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area1.66 sq mi
Water area1.22 sq mi
Population density11,348 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.3763, -70.9800

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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