PlainZIP

Harvard, MA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Harvard, MA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 4,747. 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 HARVARD-MA · Harvard, MA 1 ZIPs · 4,747 pop · #189/25278 · Worcester County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-TOP

  • INC-TOP $214,792
  • RANK-TOP #189/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Northborough
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 91% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 4,747
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-TOP $856,200

Nearest income peer: Northborough, MA ( $61,593 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 Harvard

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

Top 1%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
4,747
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$214,792
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 $214,792 and home value $856,200 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 77.8%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (90.9%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Massachusetts, South Walpole is the closest lower-income city and Newton Lower Falls the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Harvard.

Population concentration

Harvard's single ZIP 01451 carries the town

Harvard is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 01451 is the entire residential footprint (4,747 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 Harvard's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 148 establishments, 810 employees , annual payroll $57,562k (~31 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 01451 (148 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (37) · also Health care and social assistance · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Harvard, MA

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

No other city sharing Worcester County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Harvard. Worcester, Leominster and Fitchburg sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Gardner marks the far end of that range at $67,440, 69% below Harvard.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
01451 4,747 $214,792 148 96
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Harvard 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 Harvard, .