PlainZIP

Wales, MA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Wales, MA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,698. 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 WALES-MA · Wales, MA 1 ZIPs · 1,698 pop · #7155/25278 · Hampden County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $86,979
  • RANK-UPPER #7155/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Westfield
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 89% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,698
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $296,800

Nearest income peer: Westfield, MA (+ $1,749 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 Wales

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

Top 28%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,698
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$86,979
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 01081 (1,698 residents). Household income $86,979 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (88.6%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Massachusetts, Revere is the closest lower-income city and West Dennis the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Wales.

Population concentration

Wales's single ZIP 01081 carries the town

Wales is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 01081 is the entire residential footprint (1,698 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Wales

Citywide ZBP: 23 establishments, 76 employees , annual payroll $2,461k (~14 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 01081 (23 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (4) · also Retail trade · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Wales, MA

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

Wales lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Hampden County: Longmeadow, East Longmeadow and Wilbraham earn more and Springfield, Chicopee and Holyoke earn less. Longmeadow marks the far end of that range at $147,935, 70% above Wales.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
01081 1,698 $86,979 23 45
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Wales 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 Wales, .