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Needham Heights, MA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Needham Heights, MA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 8,955. 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 NEEDHAM-HEIGHTS-MA · Needham Heights, MA 1 ZIPs · 8,955 pop · #385/25278 · Norfolk County

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

  • INC-TOP $179,720
  • RANK-TOP #385/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Milton
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 72% owners
  • POP-TOWN 8,955
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-TOP $1,107,700

Nearest income peer: Milton, MA (+ $8,313 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 Needham Heights

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

Top 2%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
8,955
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$179,720
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 $179,720 and home value $1,107,700 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 76.3%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (72.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Needham Heights as a pure owner town.

Within Massachusetts, Marblehead is the closest lower-income city and East Walpole the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Needham Heights.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 02494, is all of Needham Heights

There is no split to weigh here: 02494 holds every one of Needham Heights's 8,955 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Needham Heights's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 696 establishments, 16,775 employees , annual payroll $2,240,309k (~78 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 02494 (696 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (138) · also Health care and social assistance · Finance and insurance .

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ZIP Codes in Needham Heights, MA

These ZIP codes sit in Norfolk County, which covers 40 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Needham Heights. See the Norfolk County roll-up →

Needham Heights sits in the upper half of Norfolk County on income: Quincy, Brookline and Braintree report less, while Milton and Needham report more. Quincy marks the far end of that range at $102,267, 43% below Needham Heights.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
02494 8,955 $179,720 696 1,250
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Needham Heights 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 Needham Heights, .