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North Chelmsford, MA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for North Chelmsford, MA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 8,891. 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 NORTH-CHELMSFORD-MA · North Chelmsford, MA 1 ZIPs · 8,891 pop · #1005/25278 · Middlesex County

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

  • INC-TOP $144,875
  • RANK-TOP #1005/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Arlington
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 82% owners
  • POP-TOWN 8,891
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $491,600

Nearest income peer: Arlington, MA (+ $5,971 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 North Chelmsford

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

Top 4%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
8,891
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$144,875
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 $144,875 and home value $491,600 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 45.1%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (81.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating North Chelmsford as a pure owner town.

Within Massachusetts, Boxborough is the closest lower-income city and Rutland the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for North Chelmsford.

Population concentration

North Chelmsford reads through its lone ZIP, 01863

8,891 ACS residents, one ZIP: 01863 is not the leading code inside North Chelmsford, 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 North Chelmsford's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 231 establishments, 2,960 employees , annual payroll $224,724k (~26 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 01863 (231 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (44) · also Construction · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in North Chelmsford, MA

These ZIP codes sit in Middlesex County, which covers 81 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in North Chelmsford. See the Middlesex County roll-up →

North Chelmsford sits in the upper half of Middlesex County on income: Lowell, Cambridge and Somerville report less, while Arlington reports more. Lowell marks the far end of that range at $78,949, 46% below North Chelmsford.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
01863 8,891 $144,875 231 743
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North Chelmsford 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 North Chelmsford, .