PlainZIP

Mattapan, MA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Mattapan, MA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 25,562. 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 MATTAPAN-MA · Mattapan, MA 1 ZIPs · 25,562 pop · #15124/25278 · Suffolk County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-MID $65,709
  • RANK-MID #15124/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Dorchester
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 44% owners
  • POP-SMALL 25,562
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $542,700

Nearest income peer: Dorchester, MA (+ $5,037 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 Mattapan

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

40th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
25,562
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$65,709
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.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $65,709 and poverty 16.4% concentrate in 02126.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (43.5%) for this income tier, rent $1,637 may matter more than the home-value average.

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

Population concentration

Mattapan reads through its lone ZIP, 02126

25,562 ACS residents, one ZIP: 02126 is not the leading code inside Mattapan, 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Mattapan

Citywide ZBP: 262 establishments, 2,125 employees , annual payroll $100,773k (~10 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 02126 (262 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (53) · also Accommodation and food services · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Mattapan, MA

These ZIP codes sit in Suffolk County, which covers 33 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Mattapan. See the Suffolk County roll-up →

Every one of the 12 cities sharing Suffolk County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Mattapan, Boston, Dorchester and Revere among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. South Boston marks the far end of that range at $164,387, 150% above Mattapan.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
02126 25,562 $65,709 262 4,746
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Mattapan 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 Mattapan, .