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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People40,033 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 30.016,012 householdsMedian household income $134,586Median home value $1,087,500Median rent $2,691 a month32% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $4,812 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate72% of adults are in the labour force, 24,840 employedMain industries: education and health care 43%, professional and business services 25%, manufacturing 6%Average commute 24 minutes15% drive alone, 2% car-pool, 20% take public transport, 33% walk or cycle, 28% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages80% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 49% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 64%, Chinese 9%, Spanish 7%, other Indo-European languages 6%8% 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 · 2.2 miProspect Hillpeak · 1.5 miInstitute for Medical Engineering and Sciencecollege · under a mileMassachusetts Institute of Technologycollege · under a mileLittle Riverriver · 3.2 miMagazine Beachbeach · under a mileSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCharles River Reservationstate park · under a mile · 376 acresCommonwealth Plazastate park · under a mileBoylston Street Iistate park · 1.2 miThe Fenway Iistate park · 1.3 miPark Drive Iistate park · 1.3 miAgassiz Roadstate park · 1.4 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 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 home96% of households have a broadband subscription87% have cable, fibre or DSL6% rely on a mobile data plan alone3% 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 town
Elevation7 ft2 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCambridge Health Alliance Cambridge Hospitalunder a milePost officeCambridge Post Officeunder a mileTown hallCambridge City Hallunder a milePoliceHarvard University Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationCambridge Fire Department Station 2under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi63 schools16 elementary, 1 middle, 16 high, 30 otherSchoolJames F Farr Academyright hereSchoolThe Henry Buckner Schoolunder a mileSchoolAmigos Schoolunder a mileCollegeInstitute for Medical Engineering and Scienceunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBoston Logan International Airport BOS4.8 miInterstateI-90under a mileUS highwayUS 3under a mileAmtrakBack Bay Station BBY1.7 miSubwayPearl StMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)under a mileCoachBoston, MA (Dalton Street, Back Bay - Dalton and Belvidere Streets, East side of Dalton, across from Hilton hotel. One block to Prudential T station, OurBus1.4 miTransit196 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 02139 ZIP area.
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