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West Townsend, MA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for West Townsend, MA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,125. 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-TOWNSEND-MA · West Townsend, MA 1 ZIPs · 2,125 pop · #1289/25278 · Middlesex County

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

  • INC-TOP $136,371
  • RANK-TOP #1289/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Somerville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 80% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,125
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $460,200

Nearest income peer: Somerville, MA ( $1,431 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 Townsend

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest West Townsend on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

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Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, West Townsend, MA sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 5%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,125
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$136,371
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 $136,371 and home value $460,200 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 27.5%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (80.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating West Townsend as a pure owner town.

Within Massachusetts, Fiskdale is the closest lower-income city and East Sandwich the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for West Townsend.

Population concentration

West Townsend's single ZIP 01474 carries the town

West Townsend is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 01474 is the entire residential footprint (2,125 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 West Townsend

Citywide ZBP: 27 establishments, 106 employees , annual payroll $6,568k (~13 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 01474 (27 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (12) · also Other services (except public administration) · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in West Townsend, MA

These ZIP codes sit in Middlesex County, which covers 81 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in West Townsend. See the Middlesex County roll-up →

West Townsend sits in the upper half of Middlesex County on income: Lowell, Cambridge and Framingham report less, while Arlington reports more. Lowell marks the far end of that range at $78,949, 42% below West Townsend.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
01474 2,125 $136,371 27 83
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West Townsend 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 Townsend, .