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Lancaster, MA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Lancaster, MA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 7,582. 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 LANCASTER-MA · Lancaster, MA 1 ZIPs · 7,582 pop · #1346/25278 · Worcester County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-TOP $134,833
  • RANK-TOP #1346/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Shrewsbury
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 85% owners
  • POP-TOWN 7,582
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $519,100

Nearest income peer: Shrewsbury, MA (+ $4,469 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 Lancaster

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Lancaster 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, Lancaster, 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
7,582
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$134,833
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 $134,833 and home value $519,100 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 50.3%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (85.1%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Massachusetts, Swampscott is the closest lower-income city and Somerville the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 3 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Lancaster.

Population concentration

Lancaster's single ZIP 01523 carries the town

Lancaster is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 01523 is the entire residential footprint (7,582 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Lancaster's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 138 establishments, 1,658 employees , annual payroll $105,892k (~18 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 01523 (138 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (30) · also Professional, scientific, and technical services · Wholesale trade .

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ZIP Codes in Lancaster, MA

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

Lancaster sits in the upper half of Worcester County on income: Worcester, Leominster and Fitchburg report less, while Shrewsbury, Westborough and Northborough report more. Southbridge marks the far end of that range at $66,287, 51% below Lancaster.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
01523 7,582 $134,833 138 116
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Lancaster 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 Lancaster, .