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02561 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 02561 covers Sagamore, Massachusetts.

Median age
61.522.8 points above the US average
Poverty rate
8.1%4.3 points below the US average
Median home value
$462,10012% below the Massachusetts median
Degree or higher
84.1%49.1 points above the US average
Homeownership
66.9%1.9 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
31

Where 02561 is

Sagamore, 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

Median age61.5
Family households26.2%
Born outside the US21.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home16.9%
White (non-Hispanic)83.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)8.8%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans0%
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

Income per person$67,552
Poverty rate8.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance0%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k19.2%
$60–75k40.7%
$75–100k0.0%
$100–125k14.0%
$125–150k0.0%
$150–200k18.0%
$200k or more8.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$462,100
Owner-occupied66.9%
Vacant homes11.8%
Median year built1954

What the homes are

Detached house64.1%
Attached house11.8%
5 to 19 units16.9%
20 or more units7.2%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher84.1%
High school diploma or higher100%
Works from home17.8%
Drives to work alone82.2%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more8.2%
Health

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

Obesity25.2% 8.2 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes8.2% 3.8 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes9.9% 3.3 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure31.3% 2.8 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health12.9% 7.4 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)3.3% 8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.7% 1.8 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity16.1% 9.3 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis28.9% 3.8 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.8% 0.8 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.7% 4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.6% 2.9 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.5% 1.1 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 year82.6% 5.9 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening91.5% 5.6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.3% 3.5 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening73.4% 9.1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.5% 1.1 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist76.8% 15.5 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability24% 6.7 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.6% 3.2 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity7.6% 9.5 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps8.3% 6 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.2% 0.5 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.2% 1 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.3% 6.5 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5.9% 2.5 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.1% 4.1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.3% 3.1 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use85.9% 10 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.8% 2 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability10.2% 3.8 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11.6% 1.9 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.5% 1.5 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.9% 3.9 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours30.3% 6.1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost6.1% 6.9 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.1% 2.5 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments31
People employed197
Annual payroll$8,562,000
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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 29.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss27.1 out of 100
Community resilience99.1 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 flooding88.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane85.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide78.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought76.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning74.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail59.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind55.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire53.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding42.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado38.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake37.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave24.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm22.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather22.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave6.5Very 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$101,341$78,538
Income per person$67,552$56,284$43,289
Poverty rate8.1%10%12.4%
Median home value$462,100$525,800$303,400
Median gross rent$1,687$1,348
Homeownership66.9%62.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher84.1%46.6%35%
Unemployment rate0%5.1%5.2%
Works from home17.8%16.7%13.5%
Born outside the US21.5%17.7%13.9%
Median age61.54038.7
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 stationE SANDWICH, MA US8.1 km away
Rain in a year53 in

Average high and low by month

January38.2°F / 20.4°F4.89 in rain
February39.9°F / 21.9°F4.01 in rain
March44.6°F / 27.4°F5.25 in rain
April55.3°F / 36.2°F4.6 in rain
May65°F / 46.5°F3.88 in rain
June71.2°F / 56.3°F4.08 in rain
July77.1°F / 63°F3.84 in rain
August75.7°F / 61.5°F3.01 in rain
September70.2°F / 54.5°F3.9 in rain
October60.7°F / 43.7°F5.28 in rain
November52.1°F / 34.7°F4.66 in rain
December43.9°F / 27°F5.58 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 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%.

Bourne 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 vulnerability10more vulnerable than 10% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status9more vulnerable than 9% of US census tracts
Household characteristics40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status13more vulnerable than 13% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport15more vulnerable than 15% of US census tracts
Walkability10.6 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

02562 Sagamore Beach, MA2.8 km away
02532 Buzzards Bay, MA5.5 km away
02563 Sandwich, MA8 km away
02553 Monument Beach, MA8.6 km away
02537 East Sandwich, MA9.1 km away
02644 Forestdale, MA9.9 km away
02538 East Wareham, MA9.9 km away
02558 Onset, MA10.6 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.

Barnstable County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area0.83 sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.7703, -70.5337

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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