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West Townsend ZIP code, Massachusetts

The ZIP code for West Townsend, MA is 01474, and its area code is 978.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
2,280
Area code
978

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for West Townsend itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Townsend (2.8 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

West Townsend in numbers

About 2,280 people live in West Townsend, in 756 households. The median household income is $136,371 a year, 31% above the Massachusetts median of $103,960 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $460,200 (18% below the Massachusetts median).

Population2,280West Townsend2,280
Households756West Townsend756
Median household income$136,371West Townsend$136,371Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734
Median home value$460,200West Townsend$460,200Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700

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

ZIP codes addressed as West Townsend

ZIP codes with the USPS city name West Townsend
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
01474 West Townsend , MA Standard 2,280 $136,371 $460,200

Map of West Townsend ZIP codes

01474

The ZIP codes of West Townsend, 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 West Townsend

The nearest larger towns are Fitchburg (41,798 people, 6.0 mi), Leominster (43,909 people, 11 mi) and Ayer (3,098 people, 11 mi).

Towns near West Townsend
TownPopulationDistance
Fitchburg 41,798 6.0 mi
Leominster 43,909 10.6 mi
Ayer 3,098 11.3 mi
Milford, NH 8,956 11.5 mi
Gardner 21,148 13.7 mi
Nashua, NH 91,294 14.1 mi
Winchendon 4,331 14.9 mi
Jaffrey, NH 3,277 16.9 mi
Littleton Common 3,289 17.0 mi
Hudson, NH 7,469 17.2 mi
Baldwinville 2,528 17.4 mi
Peterborough, NH 2,539 17.8 mi
Clinton 7,658 17.9 mi
East Merrimack, NH 5,081 19.3 mi

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