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Northborough, MA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Northborough, MA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 14,155. 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 NORTHBOROUGH-MA · Northborough, MA 1 ZIPs · 14,155 pop · #782/25278 · Worcester County

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

  • INC-TOP $153,199
  • RANK-TOP #782/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Holden
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 83% owners
  • POP-TOWN 14,155
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $620,000

Nearest income peer: Holden, MA ( $5,074 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 Northborough

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

Top 3%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
14,155
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$153,199
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 $153,199 and home value $620,000 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 65.5%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (83.1%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Northborough as a pure owner town.

Within Massachusetts, Douglas is the closest lower-income city and Newton the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Northborough.

Population concentration

Northborough's single ZIP 01532 carries the town

Northborough is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 01532 is the entire residential footprint (14,155 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Northborough's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 536 establishments, 7,576 employees , annual payroll $531,044k (~38 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 01532 (536 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (78) · also Health care and social assistance · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Northborough, MA

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

No other city sharing Worcester County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Northborough. Worcester, Leominster and Fitchburg sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Southbridge marks the far end of that range at $66,287, 57% below Northborough.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
01532 14,155 $153,199 536 296
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Northborough 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 Northborough, .