Worcester
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Massachusetts
Worcester is a major-metro county in Massachusetts with 86 ZIP codes, 798,440 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, Worcester, 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 4%
- household income vs 3,210 US counties
- 798,440
- combined ZIP population
- 86
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $109,919
- 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.
Worcester lands in the national county income distribution as top-decile household income on major-metro county footing (FIPS 25027, 86 ZIPs, combined population 798,440). 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 01453 (Leominster) with 40,883 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 25027, 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.
86
Total ZIPs
798,440
Total Population
ZIP Codes in Worcester
Side-by-side: Compare 01453 vs 01420 →
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01453 | Leominster | 40,883 | 554 |
| 01420 | Fitchburg | 40,337 | 514 |
| 01545 | Shrewsbury | 35,299 | 657 |
| 01604 | Worcester | 34,677 | 2,080 |
| 01757 | Milford | 28,061 | 727 |
| 01605 | Worcester | 26,221 | 1,795 |
| 01610 | Worcester | 23,945 | 4,352 |
| 01602 | Worcester | 22,819 | 1,528 |
| 01609 | Worcester | 22,421 | 2,266 |
| 01440 | Gardner | 20,347 | 327 |
| 01603 | Worcester | 19,916 | 1,704 |
| 01606 | Worcester | 19,077 | 1,243 |
| 01581 | Westborough | 18,272 | 342 |
| 01570 | Webster | 16,767 | 524 |
| 01550 | Southbridge | 16,719 | 319 |
| 01501 | Auburn | 16,075 | 401 |
| 01532 | Northborough | 14,155 | 296 |
| 01520 | Holden | 13,997 | 299 |
| 01510 | Clinton | 13,606 | 929 |
| 01569 | Uxbridge | 13,569 | 180 |
| 01331 | Athol | 13,263 | 96 |
| 01527 | Millbury | 13,246 | 328 |
| 01507 | Charlton | 12,981 | 119 |
| 01562 | Spencer | 11,688 | 137 |
| 01571 | Dudley | 11,390 | 211 |
| 01540 | Oxford | 11,291 | 225 |
| 01475 | Winchendon | 10,270 | 93 |
| 01462 | Lunenburg | 10,086 | 147 |
| 01588 | Whitinsville | 9,733 | 437 |
| 01772 | Southborough | 9,370 | 266 |
| 01504 | Blackstone | 9,026 | 314 |
| 01590 | Sutton | 8,875 | 107 |
| 01516 | Douglas | 8,500 | 89 |
| 01607 | Worcester | 8,351 | 1,020 |
| 01543 | Rutland | 7,973 | 88 |
| 01564 | Sterling | 7,808 | 99 |
| 01583 | West Boylston | 7,591 | 232 |
| 01523 | Lancaster | 7,582 | 116 |
| 01568 | Upton | 7,480 | 135 |
| 01473 | Westminster | 7,277 | 79 |
| 01536 | North Grafton | 6,888 | 319 |
| 01524 | Leicester | 6,696 | 162 |
| 01519 | Grafton | 6,595 | 233 |
| 01566 | Sturbridge | 6,294 | 86 |
| 01430 | Ashburnham | 6,089 | 64 |
| 01747 | Hopedale | 5,911 | 441 |
| 01756 | Mendon | 5,839 | 127 |
| 01534 | Northbridge | 5,631 | 248 |
| 01005 | Barre | 5,079 | 44 |
| 01740 | Bolton | 4,897 | 95 |
| 01612 | Paxton | 4,845 | 122 |
| 01451 | Harvard | 4,747 | 96 |
| 01535 | North Brookfield | 4,680 | 85 |
| 01585 | West Brookfield | 4,554 | 69 |
| 01560 | South Grafton | 4,527 | 491 |
| 01452 | Hubbardston | 4,382 | 41 |
| 01505 | Boylston | 4,355 | 105 |
| 01468 | Templeton | 4,021 | 73 |
| 01608 | Worcester | 3,888 | 3,354 |
| 01541 | Princeton | 3,413 | 37 |
| 01506 | Brookfield | 3,390 | 84 |
| 01436 | Baldwinville | 3,336 | 134 |
| 01522 | Jefferson | 3,310 | 78 |
| 01529 | Millville | 3,190 | 253 |
| 01518 | Fiskdale | 2,974 | 129 |
| 01083 | Warren | 2,888 | 71 |
| 01503 | Berlin | 2,866 | 85 |
| 01537 | North Oxford | 2,248 | 124 |
| 01611 | Cherry Valley | 2,242 | 252 |
| 01542 | Rochdale | 2,202 | 211 |
| 01515 | East Brookfield | 2,183 | 85 |
| 01068 | Oakham | 1,902 | 35 |
| 01434 | Devens | 1,795 | 131 |
| 01092 | West Warren | 1,394 | 80 |
| 01031 | Gilbertville | 1,308 | 62 |
| 01366 | Petersham | 1,277 | 12 |
| 01368 | Royalston | 1,261 | 12 |
| 01531 | New Braintree | 999 | 19 |
| 01037 | Hardwick | 838 | 23 |
| 01438 | East Templeton | 559 | 398 |
| 01745 | Fayville | 397 | 384 |
| 01094 | Wheelwright | 351 | 119 |
| 01561 | South Lancaster | 330 | 1,034 |
| 01074 | South Barre | 319 | 1,448 |
| 01467 | Still River | 316 | 65 |
| 01525 | Linwood | 290 | 250 |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the population of Worcester?
Worcester has a total population of 798,440 across 86 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.
What ZIP codes are in Worcester?
Worcester includes 86 ZIP codes: 01453, 01420, 01545, 01604, 01757, 01605, 01610, 01602, 01609, 01440, and more.