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Lowell ZIP codes, Massachusetts

Lowell, MA has 5 ZIP codes (01852, 01851, 01854, 01850 and 01853) and area codes 978 and 351. The largest is 01852.

USPS city name
5 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
118,368
Area codes
978, 351

Mail addressed to Lowell uses the ZIP codes above. 1 more ZIP code covers part of the city but is addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Lowell in numbers

About 118,368 people live in Lowell, in 43,183 households, the 5th-largest of Massachusetts's 248 census places. The median household income is $78,658 a year, 24% below the Massachusetts median of $103,960 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $429,200 (24% below the Massachusetts median), and median gross rent is $1,625 a month. The median age is 35.6; 30.0% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (47.3% across Massachusetts); the average commute takes 28 minutes.

Population118,368Lowell118,368
Households43,183Lowell43,183
Median age35.6Lowell35.6Massachusetts40.0US 38.9
Median household income$78,658Lowell$78,658Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734
Median home value$429,200Lowell$429,200Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,625Lowell$1,625Massachusetts$1,762US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher30.0%Lowell30.0%Massachusetts47.3%US 35.7%
Mean commute27.9 minLowell27.9 minMassachusetts29.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density8,697 / sq miLowell8,697 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Lowell city. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Lowell

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Lowell
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
01852 Lowell , MA Standard 37,144 $80,906 $424,300
01851 Lowell , MA Standard 33,403 $92,401 $467,000
01854 Lowell , MA Standard 30,081 $72,709 $412,000
01850 Lowell , MA Standard 17,740 $69,780 $390,800
01853 Lowell , MA No street area — — —

Other ZIP codes overlapping Lowell

These ZIP codes cover part of Lowell but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Lowell
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
01824 Chelmsford , MA Standard 26,650 $140,050 $619,700

Map of Lowell ZIP codes

0185201851018540185001853

The ZIP codes of Lowell, 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 Lowell

The nearest larger towns are Cambridge (118,796 people, 21 mi), Boston (666,442 people, 26 mi) and Worcester (207,055 people, 36 mi).

Towns near Lowell
TownPopulationDistance
Pinehurst 6,845 8.5 mi
Lawrence 88,736 9.1 mi
Andover 9,451 9.2 mi
Wilmington 23,336 9.5 mi
Methuen 53,475 10.2 mi
Hudson, NH 7,469 10.3 mi
Littleton Common 3,289 10.5 mi
Burlington 26,274 11.2 mi
Nashua, NH 91,294 11.5 mi
Reading 25,612 13.1 mi
Woburn 41,939 13.4 mi
West Concord 5,876 13.6 mi
Lexington 34,295 14.2 mi
Ayer 3,098 14.4 mi

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