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02199 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 02199 covers Boston, Massachusetts, with a population of about 1,253 and a median household income of $118,367.

Population
1,25321,880 per square mile
Median age
36.91.8 points below the US average
Median household income
$118,3671.2× the Massachusetts median
Poverty rate
8.3%4.1 points below the US average
Typical home value
$3,306,316up 0.1% in five years
Median rent
$3,4042.0× the Massachusetts median
Degree or higher
91.8%56.8 points above the US average
Homeownership
3.4%61.6 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
287

Where 02199 is

Boston, Massachusetts — the point the Postal Service gives for this ZIP code. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes rather than an area, so this marks its centre, not its boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population1,253
Median age36.9
Family households37.3%
Born outside the US24.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home28.4%
White (non-Hispanic)68.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)4.8%
Asian (non-Hispanic)14.4%
Hispanic or Latino5.9%
Veterans4.1%
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$118,367
Income per person$122,935
Poverty rate8.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance1.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.8%
$10–15k4.0%
$15–20k2.4%
$20–25k6.5%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k0.4%
$35–40k4.7%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k1.1%
$60–75k15.4%
$75–100k5.2%
$100–125k8.4%
$125–150k6.3%
$150–200k8.7%
$200k or more30.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed850
Mean adjusted gross income$515,145
Returns declaring $200,000 or more36.5%
Returns, under $25k11.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k8.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k10.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k24.7%
Returns, $200k or more36.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median gross rent$3,404
Rent as a share of household income35.6%
Owner-occupied3.4%
Vacant homes33.3%
Median year built1970

What the homes are

Detached house0.6%
5 to 19 units0.9%
20 or more units98.5%
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$3,306,316as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 2.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 0.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 4.7%
Typical home value since 2000
201320192026$3,652,809$2,804,114

$2,804,114 in 2013 to $3,306,316 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher91.8%
High school diploma or higher98.1%
Works from home28.4%
Drives to work alone10.2%
Takes public transport20.5%
Commutes 45 minutes or more5.9%
Health

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

Obesity18.7% 14.7 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes6.9% 5.1 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes6.5% 6.7 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure25.7% 8.4 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health10.5% 9.8 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)2.8% 8.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.8% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity15.9% 9.5 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis20.8% 4.3 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking20.2% 4.2 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication75.8% 1.1 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.1% 1.4 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.1% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4.8% 1.4 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.6% 3.9 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening91.1% 5.2 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability9.5% 5.3 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening72.9% 8.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD3.9% 2.7 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist72.9% 11.6 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability19.9% 10.8 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.2% 5.6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity6.8% 10.3 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps7.2% 7.1 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.3% 1.4 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.4% 1.8 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity6.9% 6.9 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability4.9% 3.5 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.1% 4.1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.1% 1.3 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use86.1% 10.2 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)13.2% 3.6 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability7.9% 6.1 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)8.8% 4.7 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability1.9% 2.1 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.5% 4.3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours28.3% 8.1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost9.1% 3.9 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 establishments287
People employed21,444
Annual payroll$3,886,051,000
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% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss26.2 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.

Hurricane82.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake79.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave59.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning59.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail53.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire52.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave48.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding45.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado38.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide35.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm32.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather23.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind21.7Relatively 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$118,367$101,341$78,538
Income per person$122,935$56,284$43,289
Poverty rate8.3%10%12.4%
Median home value$525,800$303,400
Median gross rent$3,404$1,687$1,348
Homeownership3.4%62.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher91.8%46.6%35%
Unemployment rate0.7%5.1%5.2%
Works from home28.4%16.7%13.5%
Born outside the US24.3%17.7%13.9%
Median age36.94038.7
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 stationJAMAICA PLAIN, MA US6 km away
Rain in a year49 in

Average high and low by month

January37°F / 19.4°F3.87 in rain
February39.6°F / 21°F3.59 in rain
March46.6°F / 28.4°F4.49 in rain
April58.8°F / 38.1°F4.32 in rain
May69.4°F / 48.2°F3.64 in rain
June78.8°F / 57.9°F4.18 in rain
July84.7°F / 64°F3.49 in rain
August83.1°F / 62.5°F3.72 in rain
September75.5°F / 54.9°F3.96 in rain
October63.7°F / 43°F5.03 in rain
November52.6°F / 34.2°F3.99 in rain
December42.4°F / 25.7°F5.08 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 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%.

Boston 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 vulnerability30more vulnerable than 30% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Household characteristics8more vulnerable than 8% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport65more vulnerable than 65% of US census tracts
Walkability18.1 out of 20Most walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

02116 Boston, MA0.5 km away
02115 Boston, MA1 km away
02118 Boston, MA1.5 km away
02142 Cambridge, MA1.6 km away
02108 Boston, MA1.6 km away
02111 Boston, MA1.6 km away
02215 Boston, MA1.7 km away
02114 Boston, MA1.9 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 area0.06 sq mi
Population density21,880 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.3479, -71.0825

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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