ZIP 01985 · West Newbury
Who lives in ZIP code 01985 (West Newbury, MA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
West Newbury, MA · Essex County
uszips 2026
People4,591
Median age49.5
Household income$179,500
Home value$810,229
Median rent$1,675/mo
Poverty1.6%
College degree+64.9%
Commute31 min
Place
- Metro area
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
- Wider region
- Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH
- Metro division
- Cambridge-Newton-Framingham, MA
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 132 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,684
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
21.3% are 65 or older; 80.4% are adults.
Household income
80.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $73,174.
Education (adults 25+)
52.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
5.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 66.8%
- Never married
- 22.3%
- Divorced
- 6.5%
- Widowed
- 4.4%
- Family size
- 2.87
- Dual-income families
- 66.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 95.8%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 69.4%
- Unemployment
- 2.4%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 7.2%
- With a disability
- 9.7%
- No health insurance
- 1.0%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.