Local servicesHospitalHealthAlliance - Clinton Hospital Leominster Campus8.4 miPost officePrinceton Post Office2.3 miTown hallPrinceton Town Hallunder a milePolicePrinceton Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationPrinceton Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryThomas Prince School1.9 miCollegeFitchburg State University10.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWorcester Regional Airport ORH13 miMajor airportBoston Logan International Airport BOS45 miInterstateI-1905.0 miUS highwayUS 20215 miAmtrakUnion Station WOR14 miRailWachusettMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)7.0 miCoachFitchburgGreyhound9.8 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 01541 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 01541 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 18 min5:10 am – 8:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 4 min7:13 am – 4:17 pm
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People3,500 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 48.91,324 householdsMedian household income $150,577Median home value $496,400Median rent $921 a month95% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $6,435 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting1.3% unemployment rate70% of adults are in the labour force, 1,955 employedMain industries: education and health care 29%, professional and business services 20%, retail 11%Average commute 35 minutes65% drive alone, 4% car-pool, 2% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle, 25% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages62% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher99% finished high school, 27% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 96%, Spanish 2%, German or Dutch 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 58°FColdest month January: highs 35°F, lows 13°F48 in of rain a year, on about 89 dayswettest month October60 in of snow a year, on about 25 days9 days above 90°F, 176 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Barre Falls Dam station, 8 mi away
Nearby landmarksEcho Lakelake · 1.7 miLittle Wachusettpeak · under a mileBrown Hillpeak · 1.4 miWachusett Mountain State Reservation John Hitchcock Visitor Centervisitor center · 2.6 miWachusett Lakelake · 3.7 miBarre Fallsrapids · 7.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWachusett Mountain State Reservationstate park · 1.2 miMeetinghouse Cemeteryhistoric site · under a milePrinceton Town Commonhistoric site · under a mileSusan B. Minns Sanctuarystate conservation land · under a mile · 145 acresPoutwater Pond Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 2.8 mi · 129 acresSavage Hill Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 2.9 mi · 426 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.7 on 2 Oct 199422 mi away, near Hardwick, MassachusettsMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 12 Jan 201549 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 home98% of households have a broadband subscription92% have cable, fibre or DSL3% rely on a mobile data plan alone1% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterWorcester Dpwp, Water Supply Divisionserves 206,518 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,163 ft354 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
