Local servicesHospitalEmerson Hospital7.8 miPost officeWest Acton Post Office2.5 miTown hallBoxborough Town Hallunder a milePoliceBoxborough Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationBoxborough Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryBlanchard Memorial Schoolunder a mileCollegeNational Aviation Academy of New England11.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLaurence G Hanscom Field BED12 miMajor airportBoston Logan International Airport BOS28 miInterstateI-4951.1 miUS highwayUS 209.3 miAmtrakFramingham, MA FRA15 miRailLittleton/Route 495Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)2.5 miCoachAyer Depot SquareGreyhound6.2 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 01719 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 18 min5:08 am – 8:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 4 min7:12 am – 4:16 pm
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People5,496 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 42.72,279 householdsMedian household income $144,611Median home value $706,900Median rent $1,887 a month73% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $10,000+ a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting5.2% unemployment rate75% of adults are in the labour force, 3,277 employedMain industries: education and health care 27%, professional and business services 24%, manufacturing 10%Average commute 30 minutes71% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 5% take public transport, 18% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages81% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher97% finished high school, 34% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 76%, other Asian or Pacific languages 9%, other Indo-European languages 5%, Chinese 3%7% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 60°FColdest month January: highs 37°F, lows 15°F50 in of rain a year, on about 84 dayswettest month October59 in of snow a year, on about 31 days22 days above 90°F, 147 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Maynard 2 station, 6 mi away; snow from Bedford
Parks and public landsSouth Cemeteryhistoric site · under a milePettingell Parkpark · 1.3 miBoxborough Station Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 1.9 miAssabet River National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 4.9 mi · 2,357 acresOxbow National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 5.0 mi · 1,696 acresFruitlands Museumstate conservation land · 4.6 mi · 210 acresSource: 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 199440 mi away, near Hardwick, MassachusettsMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 27 Jan 200040 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 home99% of households have a broadband subscription92% have cable, fibre or DSL8% rely on a mobile data plan alone1% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterApplewood Community Corporationserves 500 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the ZIP area
Elevation300 ft91 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
