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Fitchburg, MA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Fitchburg, MA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 40,337. 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 FITCHBURG-MA · Fitchburg, MA 1 ZIPs · 40,337 pop · #12072/25278 · Worcester County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $72,780
  • RANK-MID #12072/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Webster
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 54% owners
  • POP-SMALL 40,337
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $335,300

Nearest income peer: Webster, MA (+ $115 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 Fitchburg

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Fitchburg 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, Fitchburg, MA sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 48%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
40,337
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$72,780
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.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 01420 (40,337 residents). Household income $72,780 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (54.2%) for this income tier, rent $1,222 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Massachusetts, Dennis Port is the closest lower-income city and Rowe the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Fitchburg.

Population concentration

Fitchburg reads through its lone ZIP, 01420

40,337 ACS residents, one ZIP: 01420 is not the leading code inside Fitchburg, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Fitchburg's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 783 establishments, 10,364 employees , annual payroll $507,371k (~19 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 01420 (783 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (114) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Fitchburg, MA

These ZIP codes sit in Worcester County, which covers 86 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Fitchburg. See the Worcester County roll-up →

Fitchburg sits in the lower half of Worcester County on income: Leominster, Shrewsbury and Milford report more, Worcester, Gardner and Southbridge report less. Northborough marks the far end of that range at $153,199, 110% above Fitchburg.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
01420 40,337 $72,780 783 514
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Fitchburg 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 Fitchburg, .