Residential delivery area · Massachusetts
ZIP Code 02457: Wellesley (Babson Park), MA
ZIP code 02457 is in Wellesley (postal name Babson Park), Massachusetts, entirely in Norfolk County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 1,900 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, its land lies in Wellesley (a census-designated place).
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- ZBP2023
- Town
- Babson Park · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Norfolk County
- Census places
- Wellesley census-designated place
- Metro area
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
- House district
- MA-4 119th Congress
- State
- Massachusetts
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Land area
- 0.2 sq mi · 9,221 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 02457?
02457 centers on 42.298°, -71.273° and covers 0.2 square miles of land. It borders 3 ZIP codes: 02481, 02482, 02492.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 02457, 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 02457 compare with the rest of Norfolk County?
| Measure | 02457 | In Norfolk County | In MA |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 1,881 | 41st of 41 | 428th of 539 |
| Median household income | – | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | – | not ranked | not ranked |
02457's income and home value are not ranked: most of its 1,881 residents live outside households (0 households; mostly students, median age 19.9): a campus, a base or an institution. Rankings use ZIP codes of 1,000 or more people living in households, with margins at most 25% of the figure.
It is denser than 97% of 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 02457?
The 2020 Census counted 1,560 people in 02457; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 1,881. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 1,881±309 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 1,560
- Households
- 0
- Median age
- 19.9
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 02457?
Of the 1,881 people the ACS estimates in 02457, 0.0% are under 18 and 0.0% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (49.2%), then Asian (not Hispanic) (18.3%).
- Under 180.0%
- 18 to 64100.0%
- 65 and older0.0%
- White, not Hispanic49.2%
- Asian, not Hispanic18.3%
- Hispanic or Latino17.9%
- Black, not Hispanic8.1%
- Other or two or more6.5%
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 are homes worth in 02457?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- –
- Median gross rent
- –
- Homes owned by their occupants
- –
- Housing units
- 18
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
What businesses are in 02457?
18 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, the same count as in 2018; the most are in accommodation and food services (ZIP Code Business Patterns).
- Accommodation and food services14
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 02457?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02481 | Wellesley Hills | 17,415 | $250k+ | 0.9 mi |
| 02482 | Wellesley | 11,051 | $226k | 1.2 mi |
| 02492 | Needham | 21,424 | $227k | 2.1 mi |
| 02494 | Needham Heights | 11,035 | $180k | 2.1 mi (near) |
| 02462 | Newton Lower Falls | 1,470 | $216k | 2.5 mi (near) |
| 02464 | Newton Upper Falls | 3,833 | $106k | 2.9 mi (near) |
| 02468 | Waban | 5,773 | $250k+ | 3.0 mi (near) |
| 02466 | Auburndale | 8,679 | $170k | 3.5 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.