Local servicesHospitalBeth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham3.6 miPost officeDedham Post Officeunder a mileTown hallDedham Town Hallunder a milePoliceDedham Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationDedham Fire Department Station 1 Headquartersunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi15 schools8 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 5 otherSchoolUrsuline Academyunder a mileSchoolDedham Country Day Schoolunder a mileMiddleDedham Middle Schoolunder a mileCollegeCurry College3.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBoston Logan International Airport BOS12 miInterstateI-951.3 miUS highwayUS 11.2 miAmtrakRoute 128, MA RTE3.0 miRailDedham Corporate CenterMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)1.4 miCoachBrooklineFlixBus7.2 miTransit19 stops within a mileMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)Sources: 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 02026 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 16 min5:08 am – 8:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 5 min7:10 am – 4:15 pm
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People25,109 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 43.510,297 householdsMedian household income $124,375Median home value $630,400Median rent $2,058 a month73% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $7,262 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate71% of adults are in the labour force, 14,214 employedMain industries: education and health care 33%, professional and business services 13%, retail 12%Average commute 30 minutes65% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 5% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle, 19% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages55% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher94% finished high school, 26% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 84%, Spanish 5%, other Indo-European languages 4%, Russian or other Slavic 2%6% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 21°F44 in of rain a year, on about 78 dayswettest month October70 in of snow a year, on about 29 days16 days above 90°F, 139 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Norwood Mem Ap station, 4 mi away; snow from Blue Hill Coop
Nearby landmarksFox Hillpeak · 2.3 miBirds Hillpeak · 3.1 miCurry Collegecollege · 3.3 miUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst - Mount Ida Campuscollege · 3.3 miRodman Pondlake · under a mileWigwam Pondlake · under a mileSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsTown Boat Housestate park · under a mileCharles River Reservationstate park · under a mileMother Brook Reservationstate park · under a mileWilson Mountain Reservationstate park · 1.2 miCutler Park Reservationstate park · 1.6 mi · 182 acresRiverdale Parkstate park · 1.7 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.5 on 11 Mar 197648 mi away, near Portsmouth, Rhode IslandMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 10 Jan 199942 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 home91% of households have a broadband subscription83% have cable, fibre or DSL7% rely on a mobile data plan alone5% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterDedham Westwood Water Dist.serves 41,630 people from surface water purchased1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2021: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant levelSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the ZIP area
Elevation113 ft34 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
