Local servicesHospitalUMass Memorial Health Harrington Hospital - Webster Campus6.0 miPost officeOxford Post Officeunder a mileTown hallOxford Town Hallunder a milePoliceOxford Police Department1.8 miFire stationOxford Fire and Emergency Servicesunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 highElementaryAlfred M Chaffee Elementary Schoolunder a mileMiddleOxford Middle School1.7 miHighOxford High School1.7 miCollegeNichols College6.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWorcester Regional Airport ORH11 miMajor airportRhode Island T. F. Green International Airport PVD35 miInterstateI-395under a mileUS highwayUS 203.7 miAmtrakUnion Station WOR11 miRailWorcesterMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)11 miCoachWorcester, MA (Masspike Exit 94 Park & Ride - Free Overnight Parking)OurBus7.7 miTransit7 stops within a mileWorcester Regional Transit Authority (WRTA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 01540 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 01540 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 15 min5:11 am – 8:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 6 min7:12 am – 4:18 pm
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People11,521 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 43.14,145 householdsMedian household income $118,389Median home value $346,000Median rent $1,135 a month84% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $4,467 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting5.6% unemployment rate66% of adults are in the labour force, 6,033 employedMain industries: education and health care 32%, retail 11%, manufacturing 10%Average commute 31 minutes75% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 14% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages27% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher94% finished high school, 12% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 90%, Spanish 5%, Russian or other Slavic 3%, other Indo-European languages 2%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 60°FColdest month January: highs 34°F, lows 15°F49 in of rain a year, on about 82 dayswettest month October47 in of snow a year, on about 15 days8 days above 90°F, 153 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Buffumville Lake station, 2 mi away
Nearby landmarksLittle Riverriver · 1.1 miFort Hillpeak · 1.6 miRocky Hillpeak · 2.6 miSouth Fork Little Riverriver · 2.6 miBuffumville Lakelake · 2.6 miLowes Pondlake · under a mileSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsHuguenot Fort Remainshistoric site · 1.2 miMerrill Pond Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 1.6 mi · 133 acresTown Forest Wood Lotpark · 2.0 miMine Brook Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 2.7 mi · 103 acresPurgatory Chasm State Reservationstate park · 7.1 miBennett Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 5.9 mi · 289 acresSource: 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 3.7 on 2 Oct 199427 mi away, near Hardwick, MassachusettsMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 12 Jan 201525 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateWorcester County, MA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsIce storm Very HighStrong wind Relatively HighHurricane Relatively HighRiver flooding Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality82% of days had good air in 2025298 of 365 days measured67 moderate daysMedian index 39, worst day 100main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Worcester County monitors, MA
Internet at home90% of households have a broadband subscription75% have cable, fibre or DSL10% rely on a mobile data plan alone6% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterAquarion Water Company Oxfordserves 7,384 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the ZIP area
Elevation499 ft152 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
