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Fall River, MA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Fall River, MA: 4 USPS ZIPs, population 88,252. 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 FALL-RIVER-MA · Fall River, MA 4 ZIPs · 88,252 pop · #20150/25278 · Bristol County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-RENT · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $54,565
  • RANK-LOWER #20150/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under New Bedford
  • BOOK-FEW 4 ZIPs
  • OWN-RENT 34% owners
  • POP-SMALL 88,252
  • SPREAD-MOD 02723→02720
  • HOME-MID $391,150

Nearest income peer: New Bedford, MA (+ $2,901 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 Fall River

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Fall River 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, Fall River, MA sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

20th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
88,252
city population (Census)
4
USPS ZIP codes covered
$54,565
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.

Lower-income footing on only 4 ZIPs ($54,565 average) · poverty 20.0%. The primary code (02720) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (34.2%) for this income tier, rent $1,149 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Massachusetts, Holyoke is the closest lower-income city and Indian Orchard the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Fall River.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Fall River differ

The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Fall River: $47,633 in ZIP 02723 to $62,196 in 02720. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.3×

02723 to 02720

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.1×

02723 to 02721

Poverty-rate spread
4.8 points

02720 to 02723

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Fall River residents split across a short ZIP set

No ZIP owns Fall River: the largest, 02720, is only about 34% of 88,252 residents across 4 codes. Compare at least two ZIPs before treating the city roll-up as a neighborhood answer.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Balanced ZBP roll-up inside compact Fall River

Citywide ZBP: 1,855 establishments, 33,193 employees , annual payroll $1,789,665k (~21 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 4 of 4 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 02720 (751 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (295) · also Retail trade · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Fall River, MA

These ZIP codes sit in Bristol County, which covers 35 ZIP codes in all; 4 of them fall in Fall River. See the Bristol County roll-up →

Every one of the 12 cities sharing Bristol County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Fall River, New Bedford, Taunton and Attleboro among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. North Easton marks the far end of that range at $127,224, 133% above Fall River.

Side-by-side: Compare 02720 vs 02721 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
02720 30,287 $62,196 751 1,076
02721 26,290 $52,841 614 2,487
02724 16,908 $55,590 228 3,513
02723 14,767 $47,633 262 3,570
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Fall River 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 Fall River, .