ZIP Code Tabulation Area · Massachusetts

ZIP Code 01880: Wakefield, MA

ZIP Code 01880 (Wakefield, Middlesex County, Massachusetts) has an estimated 27,793 residents in 11,270 households. The median household income is $134,306, the median home value is $723,500 and the median gross rent is $1,958/mo. Figures are U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for the matching ZIP Code Tabulation Area.

American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · Updated

Total population

27,793

Margin of error ±23

Median household income

$134,306

Margin of error ±$13,946

Median home value

$723,500

Margin of error ±$24,212

Median gross rent

$1,958/mo

Margin of error ±$102

Median age

42.4 yrs

Margin of error ±1.7 yrs

Mean travel time to work

33.2 min

Margin of error ±3.5 min

How ZIP 01880 compares with Massachusetts and the U.S.

State and national figures are the Census Bureau's own estimates for those areas from the same ACS release, not averages of ZIP codes.

Median age

ZIP 0188042.4 yrsMassachusetts40.0 yrsUnited States38.9 yrs

Median household income

ZIP 01880$134,306Massachusetts$103,960United States$80,734

Per capita income

ZIP 01880$67,454Massachusetts$57,897United States$44,673

Poverty rate

ZIP 018804.9%Massachusetts10.0%United States12.5%

Unemployment rate

ZIP 018804.4%Massachusetts5.2%United States5.2%

Bachelor's degree or higher

ZIP 0188059.7%Massachusetts47.3%United States35.7%

Median home value

ZIP 01880$723,500Massachusetts$562,100United States$332,700

Median gross rent

ZIP 01880$1,958/moMassachusetts$1,762/moUnited States$1,413/mo

Owner-occupied homes

ZIP 0188070.7%Massachusetts62.5%United States65.2%

Mean travel time to work

ZIP 0188033.2 minMassachusetts29.1 minUnited States26.4 min

Worked from home

ZIP 0188024.6%Massachusetts18.6%United States15.1%

All figures for ZIP 01880

Each estimate has a 90% margin of error: the true value is likely within that range. * marks estimates with a large margin of error (a coefficient of variation above 30%, or ±10 percentage points or more for rates).

ZIP 01880 — ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates
MeasureZIP 01880Margin of errorMassachusettsUnited States
Total population27,793±237,044,056334,922,499
Median age42.4 yrs±1.7 yrs40.0 yrs38.9 yrs
Households11,270±3542,785,042129,227,496
Median household income$134,306±$13,946$103,960$80,734
Per capita income$67,454±$3,887$57,897$44,673
Poverty rate4.9%±1.3 pts10.0%12.5%
Unemployment rate4.4%±1.3 pts5.2%5.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher59.7%±3.9 pts47.3%35.7%
Median home value$723,500±$24,212$562,100$332,700
Median gross rent$1,958/mo±$102$1,762/mo$1,413/mo
Owner-occupied homes70.7%±3.6 pts62.5%65.2%
Mean travel time to work33.2 min±3.5 min29.1 min26.4 min
Worked from home24.6%±3.1 pts18.6%15.1%

Race and Hispanic or Latino origin

Shares of the total population by the Census Bureau's race and Hispanic or Latino origin categories (table B03002), listed in the Census Bureau's order. People self-identify on the survey.

Population by race and Hispanic or Latino origin, ZIP 01880
GroupZIP 01880MassachusettsUnited States
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino85.5%66.6%57.4%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino0.7%6.4%11.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic or Latino0.0%0.1%0.5%
Asian alone, not Hispanic or Latino5.7%7.3%5.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic or Latino0.0%0.0%0.2%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic or Latino0.8%1.2%0.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic or Latino4.6%5.1%4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)2.7%13.3%19.3%

Where ZIP 01880 is

State
Massachusetts
Main county
Middlesex County
Largest overlapping place
Wakefield (100% of the ZIP's land area)
Land area
7.39 sq mi· about 3,761 people per sq mi

County and place names come from the Census Bureau's 2020 ZCTA relationship files. A ZIP code's mailing city, set by the U.S. Postal Service, can differ from these names.

Other ZIP codes in Middlesex County

01770 Middlesex County, MA01773 Middlesex County, MA01775 Middlesex County, MA01776 Middlesex County, MA01778 Cochituate, MA01801 Woburn, MA01803 Burlington, MA01821 Pinehurst, MA01824 Middlesex County, MA01826 Middlesex County, MA01827 Middlesex County, MA01850 Lowell, MA01851 Lowell, MA01852 Lowell, MA01854 Lowell, MA01862 Middlesex County, MA01863 Middlesex County, MA01864 Middlesex County, MA01867 Reading, MA01876 Middlesex County, MA01879 Middlesex County, MA01886 Middlesex County, MA01887 Wilmington, MA01890 Winchester, MA

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About ZIP codes and ZCTAs: the Census Bureau publishes statistics for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, which approximate USPS ZIP code delivery areas. Learn how they differ.

Sources

  • U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, detailed tables B01003, B01002, B11001, B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003, B25077, B25064, B25003, B08013, B08303, B08301, B03002 — snapshot Oct 26, 2026.
  • U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA5 relationship files (county and place).
  • Data: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (detailed tables) and 2020 Census ZCTA relationship files. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. These agencies do not endorse OpenZIP.