Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 17 min5:07 am – 8:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 5 min7:10 am – 4:14 pm
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People1,817 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 22.8410 householdsMedian household income $84,583Median rent $3,500+ a month0% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting8.2% unemployment rate40% of adults are in the labour force, 607 employedMain industries: education and health care 40%, professional and business services 24%, hospitality, food and recreation 14%Average commute 18 minutes14% drive alone, 4% car-pool, 11% take public transport, 39% walk or cycle, 30% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages94% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher100% finished high school, 25% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 65%, Spanish 12%, other Indo-European languages 7%, other languages 5%3% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 37°F, lows 19°F49 in of rain a yearwettest month December49 in of snow a year, on about 23 days20 days above 90°F, 121 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Jamaica Plain station, 4 mi away; snow from Boston Logan Intl Ap
Nearby landmarksMount Auburnpeak · 1.0 miCoolidge Hillpeak · 1.1 miLittle Riverriver · 2.3 miHarvard Universitycollege · under a mileRadcliffe Institute for Advanced Studycollege · under a mileLongfellow House Visitor Centervisitor center · under a mileSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCharles River Reservationstate park · under a mileLowell Parkstate park · under a mileCommonwealth Plazastate park · 1.3 miLongfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Sitehistoric site · under a milePark Drive Iistate park · 1.9 miSquibnocket Parkstate park · 2.0 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 3.1 on 10 Jan 199934 mi away, near Merrimac, MassachusettsMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 27 Jan 200044 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateSuffolk County, MA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Very HighHeat wave Relatively HighRiver flooding Relatively HighCold wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality76% of days had good air in 2025279 of 365 days measured84 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 37, worst day 106main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Suffolk County monitors, MA
Internet at home58% of households have a broadband subscription52% have cable, fibre or DSL1% rely on a mobile data plan alone2% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterMwraserves 2,580,000 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation10 ft3 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMount Auburn Hospitalunder a milePost officeSoldiers Field Post Officeunder a mileTown hallCambridge City Hall1.0 miPoliceHarvard University Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationCambridge Fire Department Station 1 Headquartersunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi55 schools17 elementary, 2 middle, 9 high, 27 otherSchoolSaint Paul's Choir Schoolunder a mileSchoolBuckingham Browne and Nichols Schoolunder a mileElementaryDr Martin Luther King Jr Schoolunder a mileCollegeHarvard Universityunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBoston Logan International Airport BOS6.0 miInterstateI-90under a mileUS highwayUS 3under a mileAmtrakBack Bay Station BBY2.9 miSubwayHarvardMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)under a mileCoachBoston, MA (Allston Brighton - Bus stop on Harvard Ave, next to 7 Eleven at 1227 Commonwealth Ave)OurBus1.2 miTransit144 stops within a mileMassachusetts 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 02163 ZIP area.