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East Wareham, MA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for East Wareham, MA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,603. 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 EAST-WAREHAM-MA · East Wareham, MA 1 ZIPs · 3,603 pop · #1908/25278 · Plymouth County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-TOP $123,750
  • RANK-TOP #1908/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Abington
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 82% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,603
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $392,000

Nearest income peer: Abington, MA (+ $1,650 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 East Wareham

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest East Wareham 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, East Wareham, MA sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 8%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,603
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$123,750
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 $123,750 and home value $392,000 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 24.6%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (82.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating East Wareham as a pure owner town.

Within Massachusetts, Hubbardston is the closest lower-income city and Pepperell the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for East Wareham.

Population concentration

East Wareham's single ZIP 02538 carries the town

East Wareham is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 02538 is the entire residential footprint (3,603 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 East Wareham's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 118 establishments, 1,215 employees , annual payroll $49,559k (~33 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 02538 (118 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (35) · also Accommodation and food services · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in East Wareham, MA

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

East Wareham lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Plymouth County: Hingham, Pembroke and Scituate earn more and Brockton, Plymouth and Bridgewater earn less. Hingham marks the far end of that range at $178,390, 44% above East Wareham.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
02538 3,603 $123,750 118 306
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East Wareham 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 East Wareham, .