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02790 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 02790 covers Westport, Massachusetts, with a population of about 16,725 and a median household income of $100,617.

Population
16,725310 per square mile
Median age
49.610.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$100,617about the Massachusetts median
Poverty rate
6.4%6 points below the US average
Typical home value
$675,254up 23.2% in five years
Median rent
$1,31322% below the Massachusetts median
Degree or higher
29.9%5.1 points below the US average
Homeownership
84.1%19.1 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
418

Where 02790 is

Westport, 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

Population16,725
Median age49.6
Family households73.5%
Born outside the US10.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home15.3%
White (non-Hispanic)92.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.5%
Hispanic or Latino2.6%
Veterans7.9%
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$100,617
Income per person$51,340
Poverty rate6.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance9.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.9%
$10–15k1.8%
$15–20k2.0%
$20–25k2.9%
$25–30k3.1%
$30–35k3.2%
$35–40k2.5%
$40–45k2.0%
$45–50k2.7%
$50–60k5.0%
$60–75k6.9%
$75–100k14.3%
$100–125k9.4%
$125–150k9.0%
$150–200k15.6%
$200k or more16.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed9,140
Mean adjusted gross income$98,825
Returns declaring $200,000 or more9.4%
Returns, under $25k23.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k18.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k22.8%
Returns, $200k or more9.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$476,000
Median gross rent$1,313
Rent as a share of household income27.6%
Owner-occupied84.1%
Vacant homes10.5%
Median year built1973

What the homes are

Detached house85.9%
Attached house2%
2 to 4 units8.2%
5 to 19 units1.7%
20 or more units2.3%
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$675,254as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 5.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 23.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 73.9%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$675,254$202,460

$202,460 in 2000 to $675,254 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher29.9%
High school diploma or higher91.2%
Works from home8.7%
Drives to work alone83.9%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more23%
Health

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

Obesity30.1% 3.3 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.6% 1.4 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.1% 0.9 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35.4% 1.3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health17.6% 2.7 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)4.1% 7.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.1% 1.2 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity22.3% 3.1 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis31.2% 6.1 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.5% 3.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)11.2% 3.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.3% 1.9 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.4% 1.2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year83.8% 7.1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening91.5% 5.6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.6% 1.2 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening70.2% 5.9 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.5% 0.9 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist72.6% 11.3 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability29.6% 1.1 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.8% 2 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.1% 7 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps11.9% 2.4 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.5% 0.8 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.5% 3.3 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.3% 4.5 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.1% 3.1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.7% 2.7 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use82.6% 6.7 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.9% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.7% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.1% 0.6 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.8% 3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours32.5% 3.9 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.5% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost13.2% same as 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 establishments418
People employed3,232
Annual payroll$153,728,000
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 20.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 5 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss26.9 out of 100
Community resilience77.1 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.

Drought80.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane79.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide73Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding60.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire57.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind45.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake43Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding39.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm27.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning27.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave25.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather23.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado22.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave20.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail4Very 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$100,617$101,341$78,538
Income per person$51,340$56,284$43,289
Poverty rate6.4%10%12.4%
Median home value$476,000$525,800$303,400
Median gross rent$1,313$1,687$1,348
Homeownership84.1%62.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher29.9%46.6%35%
Unemployment rate2.8%5.1%5.2%
Works from home8.7%16.7%13.5%
Born outside the US10.3%17.7%13.9%
Median age49.64038.7
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 stationTIVERTON, RI US10 km away
Rain in a year49 in
Snow in a year38 in

Average high and low by month

January38.5°F / 23.6°F4.01 in rain, 10.9 in snow
February41.3°F / 24.5°F3.84 in rain, 11.3 in snow
March49°F / 30.3°F5.55 in rain, 7.4 in snow
April60°F / 39.3°F4.5 in rain, 0.6 in snow
May70.1°F / 49°F3.57 in rain
June79.3°F / 58.4°F3.66 in rain
July84.9°F / 65°F2.96 in rain
August84°F / 64°F3.81 in rain
September76.9°F / 57.3°F3.93 in rain
October64.3°F / 46.6°F4.54 in rain
November52.7°F / 37°F4.11 in rain, 0.6 in snow
December43.3°F / 29.5°F4.91 in rain, 7.3 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket36% 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 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Westport School District90% of this ZIP code's land area
Fall River School District8.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Dartmouth School District1.2% 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 vulnerability17more vulnerable than 17% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status22more vulnerable than 22% of US census tracts
Household characteristics39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status7more vulnerable than 7% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport16more vulnerable than 16% of US census tracts
Walkability6.7 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

02878 Tiverton, RI7.8 km away
02747 North Dartmouth, MA7.9 km away
02723 Fall River, MA8.8 km away
02721 Fall River, MA9.4 km away
02724 Fall River, MA10.1 km away
02722 Fall River, MA10.5 km away
02748 South Dartmouth, MA10.6 km away
02791 Westport Point, MA11.1 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.

Bristol County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area53.89 sq mi
Water area6.8 sq mi
Population density310 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.6211, -71.0890

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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