Local servicesHospitalHealthAlliance - Clinton Hospital Leominster Campus9.7 miPost officeAyer Post Officeunder a mileTown hallAyer Town Hallunder a milePoliceAyer Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationAyer Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 elementary, 1 high, 1 otherHighAyer Shirley Regional High Schoolright hereElementaryPage Hilltop Elementary Schoolunder a mileSchoolGroton School2.0 miCollegeFitchburg State University11.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLaurence G Hanscom Field BED16 miMajor airportBoston Logan International Airport BOS32 miInterstateI-4954.6 miUS highwayUS 39.7 miAmtrakFramingham, MA FRA22 miRailAyerMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)under a mileCoachAyer Depot SquareGreyhoundunder a mileTransit13 stops within a mileMontachusett Regional Transit (MART), Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 01432 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 01432 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 19 min5:08 am – 8:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 3 min7:12 am – 4:16 pm
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People8,124 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 39.83,510 householdsMedian household income $105,142Median home value $419,800Median rent $1,373 a month70% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $4,881 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting6.9% unemployment rate75% of adults are in the labour force, 4,596 employedMain industries: education and health care 26%, manufacturing 15%, retail 13%Average commute 33 minutes76% drive alone, 2% car-pool, 3% take public transport, 18% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages41% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher91% finished high school, 18% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 89%, Spanish 5%, other languages 2%, other Indo-European languages 2%4% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 34°F, lows 16°F43 in of rain a year, on about 79 dayswettest month October59 in of snow a year, on about 31 days15 days above 90°F, 137 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Fitchburg Muni Ap station, 9 mi away; snow from Bedford
Parks and public landsAyer Gun and Sportsmen's Clubstate conservation land · under a mile · 100 acresOxbow National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 2.6 mi · 1,696 acresAyer Game Farmstate conservation land · 1.1 miAyer Water Supply Landstate conservation land · 1.3 miPirone Parkpark · under a mileLost Lake Boat Rampstate park · 3.5 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.7 on 2 Oct 199439 mi away, near Hardwick, MassachusettsMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 27 Jan 200036 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighMiddlesex County, MA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Very HighRiver flooding Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighHurricane Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality82% of days had good air in 2025299 of 365 days measured65 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 38, worst day 105main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Middlesex County monitors, MA
Internet at home90% of households have a broadband subscription76% have cable, fibre or DSL12% rely on a mobile data plan alone8% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterAyer Dpw Water Divisionserves 8,479 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the ZIP area
Elevation353 ft108 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
