PlainZIP

Onset, MA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Onset, MA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,156. 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 ONSET-MA · Onset, MA 1 ZIPs · 2,156 pop · #9370/25278 · Plymouth County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-HIGH $79,598
  • RANK-UPPER #9370/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Brockton
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 87% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,156
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $441,700

Nearest income peer: Brockton, MA (+ $3,646 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 Onset

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Onset 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, Onset, MA sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 37%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,156
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$79,598
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.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 02558 (2,156 residents). Household income $79,598 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (87.1%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Massachusetts, South Barre is the closest lower-income city and Palmer the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Onset.

Population concentration

Onset's single ZIP 02558 carries the town

Onset is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 02558 is the entire residential footprint (2,156 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 Onset's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 38 establishments, 193 employees , annual payroll $7,748k (~18 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 02558 (38 units) ; leading NAICS Accommodation and food services (9) · also Construction · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Onset, MA

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

Every one of the 12 cities sharing Plymouth County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Onset, Brockton, Plymouth and Bridgewater among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Hingham marks the far end of that range at $178,390, 124% above Onset.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
02558 2,156 $79,598 38 677
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Onset 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 Onset, .