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Charlestown, MA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Charlestown, MA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 16,439. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet CHARLESTOWN-MA · Charlestown, MA 1 ZIPs · 16,439 pop · #699/25278 · Suffolk County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-TOP

  • INC-TOP $157,247
  • RANK-TOP #699/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under South Boston
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 51% owners
  • POP-TOWN 16,439
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-TOP $912,000

Nearest income peer: South Boston, MA (+ $7,140 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Charlestown

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Charlestown on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Charlestown, MA sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 3%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
16,439
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$157,247
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $157,247 and home value $912,000 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 71.2%.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (50.5%) for this income tier, rent $2,259 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Massachusetts, Essex is the closest lower-income city and Southfield the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Charlestown.

Population concentration

Charlestown's single ZIP 02129 carries the town

Charlestown is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 02129 is the entire residential footprint (16,439 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Charlestown's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 536 establishments, 13,245 employees , annual payroll $1,091,521k (~33 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 02129 (536 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (113) · also Other services (except public administration) · Real estate and rental and leasing .

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ZIP Codes in Charlestown, MA

These ZIP codes sit in Suffolk County, which covers 33 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Charlestown. See the Suffolk County roll-up →

Charlestown sits in the upper half of Suffolk County on income: Boston, Dorchester and Revere report less, while South Boston reports more. Dorchester marks the far end of that range at $70,746, 55% below Charlestown.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
02129 16,439 $157,247 536 4,698
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Charlestown roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Charlestown, .