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West Newbury, MA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for West Newbury, MA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 4,235. 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 WEST-NEWBURY-MA · West Newbury, MA 1 ZIPs · 4,235 pop · #389/25278 · Essex County

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

  • INC-TOP $179,500
  • RANK-TOP #389/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Andover
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 96% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 4,235
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-TOP $808,200

Nearest income peer: Andover, MA ( $6,894 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 West Newbury

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

Top 2%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
4,235
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$179,500
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 $179,500 and home value $808,200 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 64.8%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (95.8%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

West Newbury reads through its lone ZIP, 01985

4,235 ACS residents, one ZIP: 01985 is not the leading code inside West Newbury, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on West Newbury's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 74 establishments, 274 employees , annual payroll $13,613k (~17 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 01985 (74 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (16) · also Professional, scientific, and technical services · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in West Newbury, MA

These ZIP codes sit in Essex County, which covers 43 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in West Newbury. See the Essex County roll-up →

No other city sharing Essex County reports a higher average ZIP median income than West Newbury. Lynn, Lawrence and Haverhill sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Lawrence marks the far end of that range at $55,589, 69% below West Newbury.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
01985 4,235 $179,500 74 122
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West Newbury 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 West Newbury, .