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Dorchester Center ZIP code, Massachusetts

The ZIP code for Dorchester Center, MA is 02124, and its area codes are 617 and 857.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
56,216
Area codes
617, 857

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Dorchester Center itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Dorchester (1.3 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Dorchester Center in numbers

About 56,216 people live in Dorchester Center, in 20,287 households. The median household income is $81,923 a year, 21% below the Massachusetts median of $103,960 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $650,700 (16% above the Massachusetts median).

Population56,216Dorchester Center56,216
Households20,287Dorchester Center20,287
Median household income$81,923Dorchester Center$81,923Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734
Median home value$650,700Dorchester Center$650,700Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the ZIP code addressed as Dorchester Center. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Dorchester Center

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Dorchester Center
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
02124 Dorchester Center , MA Standard 56,216 $81,923 $650,700

Map of Dorchester Center ZIP codes

02124

The ZIP codes of Dorchester Center, MA, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Dorchester Center

The nearest larger towns are Quincy (102,114 people, 3.8 mi), Brookline (63,266 people, 4.3 mi) and Boston (666,442 people, 4.7 mi).

Towns near Dorchester Center
TownPopulationDistance
Milton 28,587 3.1 mi
Quincy 102,114 3.8 mi
Brookline 63,266 4.3 mi
Boston 666,442 4.7 mi
Dedham 25,237 6.0 mi
Cambridge 118,796 6.6 mi
Braintree Town 38,899 6.6 mi
Somerville 81,036 7.3 mi
Randolph Town 34,878 7.5 mi
Newton 89,044 7.5 mi
Watertown 35,543 7.8 mi
Chelsea 39,908 8.0 mi
Winthrop Town 18,759 8.2 mi
Everett 50,045 8.4 mi

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