ZIP Code Tabulation Area · Massachusetts

ZIP Code 02481: Wellesley, MA

ZIP Code 02481 (Wellesley, Norfolk County, Massachusetts) has an estimated 17,415 residents in 5,111 households. The median household income is $250,000+, the median home value is $1,694,600 and the median gross rent is $3,054/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

17,415

Margin of error ±743

Median household income

$250,000+

Margin of error not available

Median home value

$1,694,600

Margin of error ±$72,011

Median gross rent

$3,054/mo

Margin of error ±$539

Median age

36.7 yrs

Margin of error ±2.3 yrs

Mean travel time to work

27.8 min

Margin of error ±4.7 min

How ZIP 02481 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 0248136.7 yrsMassachusetts40.0 yrsUnited States38.9 yrs

Median household income

ZIP 02481$250,000+Massachusetts$103,960United States$80,734

Per capita income

ZIP 02481$121,763Massachusetts$57,897United States$44,673

Poverty rate

ZIP 024812.4%Massachusetts10.0%United States12.5%

Unemployment rate

ZIP 024813.9%Massachusetts5.2%United States5.2%

Bachelor's degree or higher

ZIP 0248190.6%Massachusetts47.3%United States35.7%

Median home value

ZIP 02481$1,694,600Massachusetts$562,100United States$332,700

Median gross rent

ZIP 02481$3,054/moMassachusetts$1,762/moUnited States$1,413/mo

Owner-occupied homes

ZIP 0248187.3%Massachusetts62.5%United States65.2%

Mean travel time to work

ZIP 0248127.8 minMassachusetts29.1 minUnited States26.4 min

Worked from home

ZIP 0248132.1%Massachusetts18.6%United States15.1%

All figures for ZIP 02481

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 02481 — ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates
MeasureZIP 02481Margin of errorMassachusettsUnited States
Total population17,415±7437,044,056334,922,499
Median age36.7 yrs±2.3 yrs40.0 yrs38.9 yrs
Households5,111±2592,785,042129,227,496
Median household income$250,000+—$103,960$80,734
Per capita income$121,763±$10,996$57,897$44,673
Poverty rate2.4%±0.7 pts10.0%12.5%
Unemployment rate3.9%±1.3 pts5.2%5.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher90.6%±5.2 pts47.3%35.7%
Median home value$1,694,600±$72,011$562,100$332,700
Median gross rent$3,054/mo±$539$1,762/mo$1,413/mo
Owner-occupied homes87.3%±2.4 pts62.5%65.2%
Mean travel time to work27.8 min±4.7 min29.1 min26.4 min
Worked from home32.1%±3.7 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 02481
GroupZIP 02481MassachusettsUnited States
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino68.5%66.6%57.4%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino1.8%6.4%11.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic or Latino0.1%0.1%0.5%
Asian alone, not Hispanic or Latino14.4%7.3%5.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic or Latino0.3%0.0%0.2%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic or Latino0.5%1.2%0.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic or Latino7.2%5.1%4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)7.3%13.3%19.3%

Where ZIP 02481 is

State
Massachusetts
Main county
Norfolk County
Largest overlapping place
Wellesley (100% of the ZIP's land area)
Land area
6.09 sq mi· about 2,860 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 Norfolk County

02072 Norfolk County, MA02081 Norfolk County, MA02090 Norfolk County, MA02093 Norfolk County, MA02169 Quincy, MA02170 Quincy, MA02171 Quincy, MA02184 Braintree Town, MA02186 Milton, MA02188 Weymouth Town, MA02189 Weymouth Town, MA02190 Weymouth Town, MA02191 Weymouth Town, MA02322 Norfolk County, MA02343 Holbrook, MA02368 Randolph Town, MA02445 Brookline, MA02446 Brookline, MA02457 Wellesley, MA02467 Brookline, MA02482 Wellesley, MA02492 Needham, MA02494 Needham, MA02762 Norfolk County, 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.