Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 15 min5:10 am – 8:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 7 min7:10 am – 4:17 pm
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People17,410 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 38.26,346 householdsMedian household income $125,307Median home value $450,700Median rent $1,836 a month79% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $5,030 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting7.4% unemployment rate73% of adults are in the labour force, 9,266 employedMain industries: education and health care 24%, professional and business services 15%, retail 13%Average commute 36 minutes72% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 18% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages40% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 14% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 90%, other Indo-European languages 3%, Spanish 3%, French or Haitian Creole 2%3% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 61°FColdest month January: highs 38°F, lows 17°F50 in of rain a year, on about 81 dayswettest month October52 in of snow a year, on about 19 days17 days above 90°F, 152 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, West Medway station, 4 mi away
Parks and public landsTown Cemeteryhistoric site · under a mileUkranian Cemeteryhistoric site · 2.3 miWorld War II Veterans Memorial State Parkstate park · 4.8 miQuisset Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.0 miDiamond Hillstate park · 5.2 miBlackstone River and Canal Heritage State Parkstate park · 5.8 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes10 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.7 on 2 Oct 199445 mi away, near Hardwick, MassachusettsMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 8 Nov 202047 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateNorfolk County, MA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsRiver flooding Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighCoastal flooding Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality84% of days had good air in 2025308 of 365 days measured55 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 39, worst day 126main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Norfolk County monitors, MA
Internet at home97% of households have a broadband subscription89% have cable, fibre or DSL8% rely on a mobile data plan alone2% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterBellingham Dpw Water Sewer Divisionserves 16,556 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2021: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the ZIP area
Elevation342 ft104 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMilford Regional Medical Center4.8 miPost officeBellingham Post Officeunder a mileTown hallBellingham Town Hallunder a milePoliceBellingham Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationBellingham Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 middle, 1 high, 1 otherMiddleBellingham Memorial Middle Schoolright hereHighBellingham High Schoolunder a mileSchoolMendon Mennonite School1.7 miCollegeDean College4.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWorcester Regional Airport ORH24 miMajor airportRhode Island T. F. Green International Airport PVD24 miInterstateI-4952.4 miUS highwayUS 19.0 miAmtrakFramingham, MA FRA14 miRailForge Park/495Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)2.0 miCoachFramingham Framingham IntermodalGreyhound14 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 02019 ZIP area.
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