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Wellesley, MA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Wellesley, MA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 10,306. 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 WELLESLEY-MA · Wellesley, MA 1 ZIPs · 10,306 pop · #155/25278 · Norfolk County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-TOP

  • INC-TOP $226,250
  • RANK-TOP #155/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Needham
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 81% owners
  • POP-TOWN 10,306
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-TOP $1,352,500

Nearest income peer: Needham, MA (+ $395 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 Wellesley

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

Top 1%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
10,306
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$226,250
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 $226,250 and home value $1,352,500 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 86.8%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (80.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Wellesley as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Wellesley's single ZIP 02482 carries the town

Wellesley is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 02482 is the entire residential footprint (10,306 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 Wellesley's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 428 establishments, 4,751 employees , annual payroll $341,039k (~42 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 02482 (428 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (77) · also Retail trade · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Wellesley, MA

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

No other city sharing Norfolk County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Wellesley. Quincy, Brookline and Braintree sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Quincy marks the far end of that range at $102,267, 55% below Wellesley.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
02482 10,306 $226,250 428 945
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Wellesley 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 Wellesley, .