Essex
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Massachusetts
Essex is a major-metro county in Massachusetts with 43 ZIP codes, 743,358 people, and top-decile household income among US counties. All data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year Estimates.
National county placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Essex, MA sits among US counties with a top-decile household income, on a major-metro county population base, across a wide multi-ZIP mosaic.
- Top 2%
- household income vs 3,210 US counties
- 743,358
- combined ZIP population
- 43
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $124,612
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this county's average ZIP median household income against 3,210 US counties with ACS income on at least one ZIP.
Essex lands in the national county income distribution as top-decile household income on major-metro county footing (FIPS 25009, 43 ZIPs, combined population 743,358). Sort the ZIP table by population before treating the county mean as uniform.
High-income counties with wide ZIP mosaics hide sharp internal gradients. The densest ZIP here is 01960 (Peabody) with 50,944 residents - open it beside a thin rural code from the table before treating the county mean as uniform. HUD Fair Market Rents and FBI county tables attach to FIPS 25009, so scorecards stay county-keyed while household income stays ZIP-keyed.
Save two ZIPs from the table into your shortlist, then open a compare link - that is the return path a static county summary cannot replace. All figures here come from Census ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates and USPS ZCTA files.
43
Total ZIPs
743,358
Total Population
ZIP Codes in Essex
Side-by-side: Compare 01960 vs 01844 →
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01960 | Peabody | 50,944 | 1,229 |
| 01844 | Methuen | 47,249 | 821 |
| 01841 | Lawrence | 47,225 | 5,904 |
| 01902 | Lynn | 45,139 | 7,253 |
| 01970 | Salem | 41,109 | 1,957 |
| 01915 | Beverly | 39,502 | 1,011 |
| 01810 | Andover | 33,201 | 416 |
| 01930 | Gloucester | 28,789 | 424 |
| 01845 | North Andover | 28,352 | 417 |
| 01906 | Saugus | 26,660 | 953 |
| 01923 | Danvers | 26,342 | 770 |
| 01905 | Lynn | 25,251 | 2,740 |
| 01830 | Haverhill | 25,137 | 702 |
| 01843 | Lawrence | 24,425 | 2,796 |
| 01832 | Haverhill | 22,060 | 747 |
| 01945 | Marblehead | 19,808 | 1,744 |
| 01904 | Lynn | 18,203 | 1,554 |
| 01950 | Newburyport | 17,416 | 805 |
| 01913 | Amesbury | 16,283 | 512 |
| 01907 | Swampscott | 14,027 | 1,785 |
| 01835 | Haverhill | 13,682 | 676 |
| 01938 | Ipswich | 13,175 | 167 |
| 01940 | Lynnfield | 12,108 | 443 |
| 01949 | Middleton | 8,987 | 258 |
| 01952 | Salisbury | 8,283 | 208 |
| 01833 | Georgetown | 8,183 | 246 |
| 01921 | Boxford | 7,961 | 131 |
| 01982 | South Hamilton | 7,764 | 211 |
| 01966 | Rockport | 6,952 | 384 |
| 01834 | Groveland | 6,459 | 281 |
| 01860 | Merrimac | 6,338 | 288 |
| 01983 | Topsfield | 6,089 | 197 |
| 01969 | Rowley | 5,856 | 129 |
| 01944 | Manchester | 5,136 | 215 |
| 01984 | Wenham | 4,875 | 246 |
| 01840 | Lawrence | 4,733 | 3,668 |
| 01985 | West Newbury | 4,235 | 122 |
| 01951 | Newbury | 3,558 | 100 |
| 01929 | Essex | 3,504 | 97 |
| 01908 | Nahant | 3,410 | 1,259 |
| 01922 | Byfield | 3,108 | 125 |
| 01901 | Lynn | 1,689 | 2,634 |
| 01937 | Hathorne | 151 | 798 |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the population of Essex?
Essex has a total population of 743,358 across 43 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.
What ZIP codes are in Essex?
Essex includes 43 ZIP codes: 01960, 01844, 01841, 01902, 01970, 01915, 01810, 01930, 01845, 01906, and more.