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Sterling, MA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Sterling, MA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 7,808. 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 STERLING-MA · Sterling, MA 1 ZIPs · 7,808 pop · #1620/25278 · Worcester County

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

  • INC-TOP $129,063
  • RANK-TOP #1620/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Shrewsbury
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 86% owners
  • POP-TOWN 7,808
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $498,800

Nearest income peer: Shrewsbury, MA (+ $10,239 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 Sterling

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

Top 6%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
7,808
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$129,063
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 $129,063 and home value $498,800 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 48.3%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (86.3%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

Sterling's single ZIP 01564 carries the town

Sterling is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 01564 is the entire residential footprint (7,808 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 Sterling's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 210 establishments, 2,364 employees , annual payroll $138,866k (~27 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 01564 (210 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (44) · also Professional, scientific, and technical services · Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services .

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ZIP Codes in Sterling, MA

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

Sterling sits in the upper half of Worcester County on income: Worcester, Leominster and Fitchburg report less, while Shrewsbury, Westborough and Northborough report more. Southbridge marks the far end of that range at $66,287, 49% below Sterling.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
01564 7,808 $129,063 210 99
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Sterling 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 Sterling, .