Residential delivery area · Massachusetts

ZIP Code 02134: Allston, MA

ZIP code 02134 uses the postal name Allston, Massachusetts and lies entirely in Suffolk County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 18,000 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $78,679 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Most of its land (100%) lies in the city of Boston.

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • FHFA2021
  • ZBP2023
  • IRS2022
0national area: Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey and 5 more
021sectional center: Boston, MA (SCF 021)
34delivery area within it
Town
Allston · its only residential ZIP
Census places
Boston
Metro area
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
House district
MA-7 119th Congress
Time zone
Eastern
Land area
1.2 sq mi · 14,317 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 02134?

02134 centers on 42.359°, -71.130° and covers 1.2 square miles of land plus 0.1 of water. It borders 6 ZIP codes: 02163, 02446, 02135, 02139, 02138, 02215.

02135 · Brighton02138 · Cambridge02139 · Cambridge02163 · Boston02215 · Boston02446 · Brookline02134 · Allston (this ZIP)0213402138021350213902215024460216302135 · Brighton02138 · Cambridge02139 · Cambridge02163 · Boston02215 · Boston02446 · Brookline02134 · Allston (this ZIP)0213402138021350213902215024460216302135 · Brighton02138 · Cambridge02139 · Cambridge02163 · Boston02215 · Boston02446 · Brookline02134 · Allston (this ZIP)02134021380213502139022150244602163
Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 02134 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 02134, open its center on OpenStreetMap.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0).

How does 02134 compare with the rest of Suffolk County?

Rank of 02134 among the residential ZIP codes of its town, county and state (1 = the most; income and home value among ZIP codes of 1,000+ people living in households)
Measure02134In Suffolk CountyIn MA
People (ACS 2020-2024)17,66724th of 37153rd of 539
Median household income$79k22nd of 29336th of 406
Median home value$657k22nd of 30145th of 449

Its median household income is higher than in 60% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than 99% of all U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).

How many people live in 02134?

The 2020 Census counted 21,707 people in 02134; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 17,667. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.

People, ACS 2020-2024
17,667
2020 Census count
21,707
Households
8,217
Median age
28.5

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).

Who lives in 02134?

Of the 17,667 people the ACS estimates in 02134, 6.5% are under 18 and 6.3% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (55.1%), then Asian (not Hispanic) (23.4%).

  • Under 186.5%
  • 18 to 6487.3%
  • 65 and older6.3%
Age of the people of 02134 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • White, not Hispanic55.1%
  • Asian, not Hispanic23.4%
  • Hispanic or Latino11.1%
  • Black, not Hispanic5.3%
  • Other or two or more5.1%
Race and Hispanic origin in 02134 (ACS 2020-2024, B03002); each person counted once

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.

What do households in 02134 earn?

Median household income is $78,679 (ACS 2020-2024), the 22nd highest of the 29 ranked ZIP codes in Suffolk County.

Median household income
$78,679
Income per person
$48,257
Below the poverty line
21.5%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
5.4%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
74.3%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$63,39310,340 returns; wages 87% of AGI (IRS)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).

What are homes worth in 02134?

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$657,300
Median gross rent
$2,358
Homes owned by their occupants
12.8%
Housing units
8,999
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Index = 100 in 1986, the first year FHFA reports for 02134; 2021: 489.6. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental. FHFA's series for 02134 stops in 2021: it publishes no ZIP index for a year with too few repeat sales.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001); FHFA House Price Index, annual five-digit ZIP, updated 2026-03-31.

What businesses are in 02134?

502 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 42 fewer than in 2018; the most are in accommodation and food services (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Accommodation and food services134
  • Retail trade84
  • Real estate and rental and leasing48
  • Other services (except public administration)47
  • Health care and social assistance40
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services37

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).

Which ZIP codes are next to 02134?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 02134, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
02163Boston1,817$85k0.6 mi
02446Brookline31,310$132k1.1 mi
02135Brighton43,149$91k1.4 mi
02139Cambridge40,033$135k1.4 mi
02138Cambridge38,509$120k1.5 mi
02215Boston24,581$72k1.6 mi
02115Boston29,705$55k2.2 mi (near)
02143Somerville25,513$131k2.3 mi (near)

Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.