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Mattapan ZIP code, Massachusetts

The ZIP code for Mattapan, MA is 02126, and its area codes are 617 and 857.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
26,583
Area codes
617, 857

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Mattapan itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Dorchester (1.9 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mattapan in numbers

About 26,583 people live in Mattapan, in 9,284 households. The median household income is $65,709 a year, 37% below the Massachusetts median of $103,960 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $542,700 (3% below the Massachusetts median).

Population26,583Mattapan26,583
Households9,284Mattapan9,284
Median household income$65,709Mattapan$65,709Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734
Median home value$542,700Mattapan$542,700Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700

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

ZIP codes addressed as Mattapan

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Mattapan
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
02126 Mattapan , MA Standard 26,583 $65,709 $542,700

Map of Mattapan ZIP codes

02126

The ZIP codes of Mattapan, 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 Mattapan

The nearest larger towns are Milton (28,587 people, 2.5 mi), Brookline (63,266 people, 4.2 mi) and Quincy (102,114 people, 4.3 mi).

Towns near Mattapan
TownPopulationDistance
Milton 28,587 2.5 mi
Brookline 63,266 4.2 mi
Quincy 102,114 4.3 mi
Dedham 25,237 5.0 mi
Boston 666,442 5.6 mi
Braintree Town 38,899 6.7 mi
Cambridge 118,796 7.0 mi
Randolph Town 34,878 7.1 mi
Newton 89,044 7.1 mi
Watertown 35,543 7.8 mi
Needham 32,459 7.8 mi
Somerville 81,036 7.8 mi
Norwood 31,542 8.3 mi
Chelsea 39,908 8.8 mi

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