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02188 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 02188 covers Weymouth, Massachusetts, with a population of about 15,396 and a median household income of $102,236.

Population
15,3963,987 per square mile
Median age
45.26.5 points above the US average
Median household income
$102,236about the Massachusetts median
Poverty rate
7.2%5.2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$627,350up 19.5% in five years
Median rent
$1,8591.1× the Massachusetts median
Degree or higher
39.5%4.5 points above the US average
Homeownership
60.9%4.1 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
290

Where 02188 is

Weymouth, 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

Population15,396
Median age45.2
Family households59.1%
Born outside the US13.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home13.8%
White (non-Hispanic)78.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)7.7%
Asian (non-Hispanic)5.5%
Hispanic or Latino4.8%
Veterans3.9%
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$102,236
Income per person$56,183
Poverty rate7.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance12.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.1%
$10–15k4.2%
$15–20k2.8%
$20–25k3.5%
$25–30k3.0%
$30–35k2.4%
$35–40k1.7%
$40–45k2.1%
$45–50k2.1%
$50–60k2.7%
$60–75k5.5%
$75–100k14.0%
$100–125k12.2%
$125–150k9.8%
$150–200k12.8%
$200k or more17.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed7,930
Mean adjusted gross income$86,813
Returns declaring $200,000 or more7.4%
Returns, under $25k23.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k17.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k23.1%
Returns, $200k or more7.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$542,900
Median gross rent$1,859
Rent as a share of household income31.7%
Owner-occupied60.9%
Vacant homes4.3%
Median year built1963

What the homes are

Detached house52.8%
Attached house5.2%
2 to 4 units8.9%
5 to 19 units14.3%
20 or more units17.8%
Mobile home1%
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$627,350as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 19.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 71.4%
Typical asking rent$2,355as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yeardown 0.4%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$627,350$198,703

$198,703 in 2000 to $627,350 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202220242026$2,365$2,174

$2,174 in 2022 to $2,355 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher39.5%
High school diploma or higher93.2%
Works from home18.9%
Drives to work alone65%
Takes public transport9.3%
Commutes 45 minutes or more34.5%
Health

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

Obesity25.6% 7.8 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.4% 2.6 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11.8% 1.4 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure31% 3.1 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health15.4% 4.9 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%
Depression23.9% 2 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity19.3% 6.1 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis27.1% 2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.2% 1.2 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication75.3% 0.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.1% 1.4 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.7% 0.5 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.7% 4 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening90.2% 4.3 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.2% 0.6 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening69.9% 5.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.1% 0.5 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist70.1% 8.8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability27.1% 3.6 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24.1% 0.7 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11.5% 5.6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps13.8% 0.5 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.1% 0.6 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10.1% 3.7 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.1% 1.3 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.2% 2 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness34% same as the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use84.2% 8.3 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.6% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability11.5% 2.5 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.5% 1 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3% 1 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.7% 2.1 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.1% 2.3 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 disability3.9% 1.7 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments290
People employed3,673
Annual payroll$169,717,000
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 21.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 7 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss24.1 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.

Hurricane72.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide61.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake55.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding42.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm37.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire36.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning31.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave29.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave26.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding26Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado24.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind21.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather21.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail4.6Very 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$102,236$101,341$78,538
Income per person$56,183$56,284$43,289
Poverty rate7.2%10%12.4%
Median home value$542,900$525,800$303,400
Median gross rent$1,859$1,687$1,348
Homeownership60.9%62.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher39.5%46.6%35%
Unemployment rate5.5%5.1%5.2%
Works from home18.9%16.7%13.5%
Born outside the US13.2%17.7%13.9%
Median age45.24038.7
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 stationHINGHAM, MA US4.1 km away
Rain in a year52 in
Snow in a year51 in

Average high and low by month

January37.9°F / 21.7°F4.49 in rain, 14.8 in snow
February40.4°F / 22.9°F3.97 in rain, 14.5 in snow
March47°F / 29.2°F5.39 in rain, 10.3 in snow
April58.4°F / 38.3°F4.64 in rain, 1.7 in snow
May68.5°F / 47.9°F3.78 in rain
June77.2°F / 57.3°F4.04 in rain
July83°F / 63.4°F3.56 in rain
August81.5°F / 62.2°F3.83 in rain
September73.8°F / 55.3°F3.9 in rain
October62.9°F / 44.2°F5.22 in rain, 0.1 in snow
November52.4°F / 35.4°F4.43 in rain, 0.7 in snow
December42.9°F / 27.4°F5.07 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 supermarket6% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket74% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket64% 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%.

Weymouth 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 vulnerability38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Household characteristics32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status30more vulnerable than 30% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Walkability11.2 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

02189 East Weymouth, MA3.1 km away
02184 Braintree, MA3.1 km away
02191 North Weymouth, MA4 km away
02190 South Weymouth, MA4.1 km away
02169 Quincy, MA5.3 km away
02043 Hingham, MA5.7 km away
02269 Quincy, MA5.9 km away
02044 Hingham, MA6.6 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 area3.86 sq mi
Water area0.16 sq mi
Population density3,987 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.2113, -70.9582

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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