Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 17 min5:08 am – 8:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 5 min7:10 am – 4:15 pm
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People18,449 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 46.06,483 householdsMedian household income $227,594Median home value $1,450,900Median rent $2,388 a month83% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $10,000+ a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.5% unemployment rate65% of adults are in the labour force, 9,330 employedMain industries: education and health care 38%, professional and business services 26%, finance, insurance and real estate 8%Average commute 28 minutes45% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 11% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle, 32% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages85% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher99% finished high school, 58% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 71%, Chinese 8%, Russian or other Slavic 5%, other Indo-European languages 5%7% 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 December46 in of snow a year, on about 17 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 Natick
Nearby landmarksOak Hillpeak · under a mileMount Idapeak · 2.6 miHebrew Collegecollege · under a mileSilver Lakelake · 3.2 miUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst - Mount Ida Campuscollege · 1.4 miCrystal Lakelake · 1.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsHammond Pond Reservationstate park · under a mileCutler Park Reservationstate park · 1.5 mi · 461 acresBoyden Parkstate park · 2.2 miCharles River Reservationstate park · 2.2 mi · 125 acresEvergreen Street Cemeteryhistoric site · under a mileRiverdale Parkstate park · 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 3.1 on 10 Jan 199938 mi away, near Merrimac, MassachusettsMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 27 Jan 200047 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 home98% of households have a broadband subscription93% have cable, fibre or DSL5% rely on a mobile data plan alone1% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterNewton Water Dept. (mwra)serves 88,931 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the ZIP area
Elevation114 ft35 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalNewton - Wellesley Hospital3.0 miPost officeNewton Highlands Post Office1.0 miTown hallNewton City Hall1.8 miPoliceBoston College Police Department1.9 miFire stationNewton Fire Department Station 101.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi18 schools6 elementary, 2 middle, 1 high, 9 otherHighNewton South High Schoolunder a mileMiddleOak Hill Middle Schoolunder a mileMiddleCharles E Brown Middle Schoolunder a mileCollegeHebrew Collegeunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBoston Logan International Airport BOS10 miInterstateI-951.9 miUS highwayUS 203.4 miAmtrakBack Bay Station BBY6.3 miLight railNewton HighlandsMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)under a mileCoachNewton, MA (Bus stop on Washington Street between Centre Street and Bacon Street. Bus will stop at the bus shelters in front of One Newton Place retaiOurBus3.0 miTransit55 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 02459 ZIP area.
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