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ZIP Code 02136: Hyde Park, MA

ZIP code 02136 uses the postal name Hyde Park, Massachusetts and lies entirely in Suffolk County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 37,000 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $96,737 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Most of its land (100%) lies in the city of Boston.

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • FHFA2025
  • ZBP2023
  • IRS2022
0national area: Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey and 5 more
021sectional center: Boston, MA (SCF 021)
36delivery area within it
Town
Hyde Park · 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
4.6 sq mi · 8,105 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 02136?

02136 centers on 42.255°, -71.127° and covers 4.6 square miles of land plus 0.1 of water. It borders 5 ZIP codes: 02131, 02132, 02126, 02186, 02026.

02026 · Dedham02126 · Mattapan02131 · Roslindale02132 · West Roxbury02186 · Milton02136 · Hyde Park (this ZIP)02136021860202602132021310212602026 · Dedham02126 · Mattapan02131 · Roslindale02132 · West Roxbury02186 · Milton02136 · Hyde Park (this ZIP)02136021860202602132021310212602026 · Dedham02126 · Mattapan02131 · Roslindale02132 · West Roxbury02186 · Milton02136 · Hyde Park (this ZIP)021360218602026021320213102126
Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 02136 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 02136, 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 02136 compare with the rest of Suffolk County?

Rank of 02136 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)
Measure02136In Suffolk CountyIn MA
People (ACS 2020-2024)37,2657th of 3735th of 539
Median household income$97k15th of 29271st of 406
Median home value$578k28th of 30201st of 449

Its median household income is higher than in 79% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than 97% 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 02136?

The 2020 Census counted 35,102 people in 02136; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 37,265. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew 23.2% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024
37,265
2020 Census count
35,102+23.2% since 2010 (28,488)
Households
13,719
Median age
37.8

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 02136?

Of the 37,265 people the ACS estimates in 02136, 21.8% are under 18 and 17.6% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is Black (not Hispanic) (43.7%), then Hispanic or Latino (28.0%).

  • Under 1821.8%
  • 18 to 6460.6%
  • 65 and older17.6%
Age of the people of 02136 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • Black, not Hispanic43.7%
  • Hispanic or Latino28.0%
  • White, not Hispanic23.5%
  • Other or two or more3.6%
  • Asian, not Hispanic1.3%
Race and Hispanic origin in 02136 (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 02136 earn?

Median household income is $96,737 (ACS 2020-2024), the 15th highest of the 29 ranked ZIP codes in Suffolk County. It rose from $84,984 in 2015-2019 (in 2024 dollars), a change larger than the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income
$96,737
Income per person
$44,254
Below the poverty line
10.0%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
6.3%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
35.8%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$65,47918,180 returns; wages 84% 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 02136?

FHFA's house price index for 02136, built from repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, rose 93% from 2015 to 2025 and rose 39% from 2020 to 2025, and moved +1.4% in 2025.

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$578,400
Median gross rent
$1,869
Homes owned by their occupants
53.2%
Housing units
14,171
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Index = 100 in 1979, the first year FHFA reports for 02136; 2025: 2060.4. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental.

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 02136?

475 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 38 more than in 2018; the most are in health care and social assistance (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Health care and social assistance81
  • Other services (except public administration)70
  • Retail trade63
  • Construction60
  • Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services29
  • Accommodation and food services29

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 02136?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 02136, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
02131Roslindale31,151$111k1.9 mi
02132West Roxbury26,444$139k2.4 mi
02126Mattapan26,583$66k2.5 mi
02186Milton28,735$188k2.5 mi
02026Dedham25,237$129k2.7 mi
02124Dorchester Center56,216$82k3.4 mi (near)
02130Jamaica Plain40,055$132k3.8 mi (near)
02121Dorchester29,040$43k4.1 mi (near)

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