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Wellesley ZIP code, Massachusetts

The ZIP code for Wellesley, MA is 02482, and its area codes are 781 and 339.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
3 more
Population
30,347
Area codes
781, 339

Mail addressed to Wellesley uses the ZIP code above. 3 more ZIP codes cover part of the city but are addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Wellesley in numbers

About 30,347 people live in Wellesley, in 9,174 households, the 50th-largest of Massachusetts's 248 census places. The median household income is $250,000+ a year (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $1,582,700 (2.8 times the Massachusetts median), and median gross rent is $2,886 a month. The median age is 37.1; 89.0% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (47.3% across Massachusetts); the average commute takes 27 minutes.

Population30,347Wellesley30,347
Households9,174Wellesley9,174
Median age37.1Wellesley37.1Massachusetts40.0US 38.9
Median household income$250,000+Wellesley$250,000+Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734
Median home value$1,582,700Wellesley$1,582,700Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,886Wellesley$2,886Massachusetts$1,762US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher89.0%Wellesley89.0%Massachusetts47.3%US 35.7%
Mean commute27.2 minWellesley27.2 minMassachusetts29.1 minUS 26.4 min
Population density3,028 / sq miWellesley3,028 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Wellesley

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Wellesley
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
02482 Wellesley , MA Standard 11,051 $226,250 $1,352,500

Other ZIP codes overlapping Wellesley

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

ZIP codes overlapping Wellesley
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
02457 Babson Park , MA Standard 1,881 — —
02481 Wellesley Hills , MA Standard 17,415 $250,000+ $1,694,600
02492 Needham , MA Standard 21,424 $226,645 $1,218,800

Map of Wellesley ZIP codes

02482

The ZIP codes of Wellesley, 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 Wellesley

The nearest larger towns are Needham (32,459 people, 2.7 mi), Newton (89,044 people, 4.2 mi) and Waltham (64,902 people, 6.1 mi).

Towns near Wellesley
TownPopulationDistance
Needham 32,459 2.7 mi
Cochituate 6,471 3.9 mi
Newton 89,044 4.2 mi
Waltham 64,902 6.1 mi
Dedham 25,237 6.7 mi
Watertown 35,543 6.9 mi
Brookline 63,266 7.3 mi
Framingham 72,399 7.8 mi
Belmont 27,175 8.1 mi
Medfield 6,849 8.3 mi
Norwood 31,542 9.3 mi
Cambridge 118,796 9.7 mi
Arlington 46,350 9.9 mi
Lexington 34,295 10.0 mi

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