Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 18 min5:08 am – 8:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 4 min7:11 am – 4:15 pm
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People2,110 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 25.0680 householdsMedian household income $104,688Median rent $3,408 a month0% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.7% unemployment rate79% of adults are in the labour force, 429 employedMain industries: retail 38%, public administration 36%, education and health care 21%Average commute 23 minutes72% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 2% take public transport, 21% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages35% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher100% finished high school, 23% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 67%, Chinese 17%, Spanish 15%17% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 37°F, lows 18°F43 in of rain a year, on about 78 dayswettest month October59 in of snow a year, on about 31 days15 days above 90°F, 139 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Bedford Hanscom Fld station; snow from Bedford
Nearby landmarksSilver Hillpeak · under a mileNational Aviation Academy of New Englandcollege · under a milePark University Hanscomb AFB Campuscollege · under a mileMinute Man Visitor Center (Primary Visitor Center)visitor center · 1.3 miReservoir Hillpeak · under a mileNutting Lakelake · 5.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMinute Man National Historical Parkhistoric site · under a mile · 783 acresWalden Pond State Reservationstate park · 2.6 miGreat Meadows National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 3.0 mi · 3,852 acresWestview Cemeteryhistoric site · 1.5 miRailroad Bed East-Westpark · 1.4 miGovernor Thomas Dudley Parkstate park · 4.2 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.3 on 2 Oct 199448 mi away, near Hardwick, MassachusettsMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 27 Jan 200037 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 subscription91% have cable, fibre or DSL8% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterHanscom Afbserves 11,789 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the ZIP area
Elevation126 ft38 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalEdith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital2.8 miPost officeHanscom Air Force Base Post Officeunder a mileTown hallBedford Town Hall1.9 miPoliceBedford Police Department1.9 miFire stationBedford Fire Department1.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools2 elementary, 2 middle, 2 high, 1 otherMiddleHanscom Middle Schoolunder a mileElementaryHanscom Primary Schoolunder a mileHighMinuteman Regional High School1.5 miCollegeNational Aviation Academy of New Englandunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLaurence G Hanscom Field BEDunder a mileMajor airportBoston Logan International Airport BOS16 miInterstateI-951.4 miUS highwayUS 33.3 miAmtrakWoburn, MA WOB8.1 miRailConcordMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)3.8 miCoachCambridgeFlixBus8.8 miTransit3 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 01731 ZIP area.
