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Ipswich, MA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Ipswich, MA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 13,175. 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 IPSWICH-MA · Ipswich, MA 1 ZIPs · 13,175 pop · #1201/25278 · Essex County

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

  • INC-TOP $138,750
  • RANK-TOP #1201/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ North Andover
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 74% owners
  • POP-TOWN 13,175
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-TOP $745,400

Nearest income peer: North Andover, MA (+ $1,920 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 Ipswich

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

Top 5%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
13,175
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$138,750
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 $138,750 and home value $745,400 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 60.2%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (74.4%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Ipswich as a pure owner town.

Within Massachusetts, West Roxbury is the closest lower-income city and Shrewsbury the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Ipswich.

Population concentration

Ipswich reads through its lone ZIP, 01938

13,175 ACS residents, one ZIP: 01938 is not the leading code inside Ipswich, 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Ipswich's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 372 establishments, 5,007 employees , annual payroll $438,570k (~28 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 01938 (372 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (54) · also Other services (except public administration) · Professional, scientific, and technical services .

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ZIP Codes in Ipswich, MA

These ZIP codes sit in Essex County, which covers 43 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Ipswich. See the Essex County roll-up →

Ipswich sits in the upper half of Essex County on income: Lynn, Lawrence and Haverhill report less, while Andover reports more. Lawrence marks the far end of that range at $55,589, 60% below Ipswich.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
01938 13,175 $138,750 372 167
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Ipswich 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 Ipswich, .