Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 17 min5:07 am – 8:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 5 min7:10 am – 4:14 pm
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People38,509 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 28.314,169 householdsMedian household income $119,967Median home value $1,212,400Median rent $2,772 a month42% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $5,936 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate61% of adults are in the labour force, 20,166 employedMain industries: education and health care 48%, professional and business services 19%, hospitality, food and recreation 6%Average commute 24 minutes23% drive alone, 3% car-pool, 13% take public transport, 27% walk or cycle, 32% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages86% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher98% finished high school, 56% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 68%, Spanish 7%, other Indo-European languages 6%, Chinese 6%5% 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, 5 mi away; snow from Boston Logan Intl Ap
Nearby landmarksMount Auburnpeak · under a mileLittle Riverriver · 1.3 miCoolidge Hillpeak · 1.0 miLongy School of Music of Bard Collegecollege · under a mileEpiscopal Divinity Schoolcollege · under a mileLongfellow House Visitor Centervisitor center · under a mileSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLowell Parkstate park · under a mileCharles River Reservationstate park · under a mileAlewife Brook Reservationstate park · 1.3 mi · 79 acresLongfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Sitehistoric site · under a mileSquibnocket Parkstate park · 2.0 miTurnpike Overlookstate park · 2.1 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 199933 mi away, near Merrimac, MassachusettsMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 27 Jan 200043 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 home93% of households have a broadband subscription85% have cable, fibre or DSL7% rely on a mobile data plan alone1% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCambridge Water Departmentserves 118,214 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the ZIP area
Elevation71 ft22 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMount Auburn Hospitalunder a milePost officeHarvard Square Post Officeunder a mileTown hallCambridge City Hall1.7 miPoliceHarvard University Police Department1.4 miFire stationCambridge Fire Department Station 9under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi47 schools15 elementary, 2 middle, 6 high, 24 otherElementarySaint Peter Elementary Schoolunder a mileSchoolVassal Lane Upper Schoolunder a mileSchoolJohn M Tobin Montessori Schoolunder a mileCollegeLongy School of Music of Bard Collegeunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBoston Logan International Airport BOS6.6 miInterstateI-901.7 miUS highwayUS 3under a mileAmtrakBack Bay Station BBY3.8 miSubwayHarvardMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)under a mileCoachCambridgeFlixBus1.0 miTransit137 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 02138 ZIP area.
