Local servicesHospitalTobey Hospital4.0 miPost officeEast Wareham Post Office1.8 miTown hallBourne Town Hall2.9 miPoliceBourne Police Department2.7 miFire stationWareham Fire Department Station 3under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNew Bedford Regional Airport EWB18 miMajor airportRhode Island T. F. Green International Airport PVD41 miInterstateI-4954.4 miUS highwayUS 61.5 miAmtrakRoute 128, MA RTE40 miRailBuzzards BayMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)2.6 miCoachBuzzards BayPeter Pan (BZ)2.6 miTransit2 stops within a mileGreater Attleboro Taunton Regional Transit Authority (GATRA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 02538 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 02538 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 13 min5:07 am – 8:20 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 9 min7:06 am – 4:14 pm
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People4,074 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 41.11,548 householdsMedian household income $123,750Median home value $392,000Median rent $1,407 a month82% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,879 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.6% unemployment rate60% of adults are in the labour force, 1,992 employedMain industries: education and health care 42%, retail 21%, construction 9%Average commute 33 minutes89% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 3% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages25% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher96% finished high school, 7% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, other Indo-European languages 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 81°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 39°F, lows 22°F51 in of rain a year, on about 83 dayswettest month March37 in of snow a year, on about 15 days4 days above 90°F, 116 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, E Wareham station, 2 mi away
Nearby landmarksLewis Pointcape · under a mileParkwood Beachbeach · 4.0 miButtermilk Baybay · 1.4 miTarkiln Hillpeak · under a mileMonument Beachbeach · 4.5 miGreat Neckcape · 3.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsRed Brook Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · under a mile · 450 acresMaple Springs Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · under a mile · 51 acresButler Memorial Circlehistoric site · 2.4 miVeteran Memorial Park/Town Halhistoric site · 2.9 miSE Pine Barrens Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.0 mi · 185 acresBuzzards Bay Water Districtstate conservation land · 3.0 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 3.6 on 8 Nov 202024 mi away, near Bliss Corner, MassachusettsMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 8 Nov 202024 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModeratePlymouth County, MA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCoastal flooding Very HighStrong wind Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality84% of days had good air in 2025308 of 365 days measured56 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 37, worst day 108main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Plymouth County monitors, MA
Internet at home96% of households have a broadband subscription90% have cable, fibre or DSL4% rely on a mobile data plan alone3% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterBrockton Water Departmentserves 105,788 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation56 ft17 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
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