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Methuen ZIP code, Massachusetts

The ZIP code for Methuen, MA is 01844, and its area codes are 978, 508 and 351.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
53,475
Area codes
978, 508, 351

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Methuen itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Lawrence (2.4 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Methuen in numbers

About 53,475 people live in Methuen, in 18,691 households, the 25th-largest of Massachusetts's 248 census places. The median household income is $113,310 a year, 9% above the Massachusetts median of $103,960 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $499,700 (11% below the Massachusetts median), and median gross rent is $1,749 a month. The median age is 39.9; 31.0% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (47.3% across Massachusetts); the average commute takes 28 minutes.

Population53,475Methuen53,475
Households18,691Methuen18,691
Median age39.9Methuen39.9Massachusetts40.0US 38.9
Median household income$113,310Methuen$113,310Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734
Median home value$499,700Methuen$499,700Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,749Methuen$1,749Massachusetts$1,762US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher31.0%Methuen31.0%Massachusetts47.3%US 35.7%
Mean commute27.7 minMethuen27.7 minMassachusetts29.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density2,407 / sq miMethuen2,407 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Methuen

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Methuen
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
01844 Methuen , MA Standard 53,420 $113,212 $499,800

Map of Methuen ZIP codes

01844

The ZIP codes of Methuen, 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 Methuen

The nearest larger towns are Lawrence (88,736 people, 3.1 mi), Haverhill (67,698 people, 5.4 mi) and Lowell (118,368 people, 10 mi).

Towns near Methuen
TownPopulationDistance
Lawrence 88,736 3.1 mi
Haverhill 67,698 5.4 mi
Andover 9,451 6.3 mi
Lowell 118,368 10.2 mi
Derry, NH 21,339 11.3 mi
Londonderry, NH 12,225 12.1 mi
Wilmington 23,336 12.3 mi
Hudson, NH 7,469 12.9 mi
Topsfield 2,624 13.4 mi
Amesbury 17,403 13.6 mi
Pinehurst 6,845 14.7 mi
Reading 25,612 14.8 mi
Newburyport 18,652 15.6 mi
Nashua, NH 91,294 15.8 mi

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