Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 18 min5:08 am – 8:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 4 min7:12 am – 4:15 pm
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People404 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 58.7236 householdsMedian household income $104,167Median home value $375,80094% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $5,788 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate57% of adults are in the labour force, 212 employedMain industries: professional and business services 34%, manufacturing 25%, education and health care 19%Average commute 27 minutes51% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 4% take public transport, 35% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages85% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher100% finished high school, 67% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 65%, other Asian or Pacific languages 14%, Russian or other Slavic 13%, other Indo-European languages 8%14% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 60°FColdest month January: highs 37°F, lows 15°F50 in of rain a year, on about 84 dayswettest month October59 in of snow a year, on about 31 days22 days above 90°F, 147 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Maynard 2 station, 7 mi away; snow from Bedford
Nearby landmarksStrawberry Hillpeak · 2.4 miProspect Hillpeak · 3.8 miNashoba Brook Reservoirreservoir · 1.6 miNagog Pondlake · under a mileCobbs Pondlake · under a mileCranberry Bog Reservoir Number Onereservoir · 3.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsQuarry Roadpark · under a mile · 59 acresParker Village Fieldpark · 1.9 miGreat Brook Farm State Parkstate park · 4.4 miBoxborough Station Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.2 miGreat Meadows National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 6.3 mi · 3,852 acresGovernor Thomas Dudley Parkstate park · 6.4 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 3.7 on 2 Oct 199445 mi away, near Hardwick, MassachusettsMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 27 Jan 200035 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 home100% of households have a broadband subscription95% have cable, fibre or DSL5% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterLowell Regional Water Utilityserves 120,418 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
Elevation242 ft74 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalEmerson Hospital5.6 miPost officeWestford Post Office2.4 miTown hallActon Town Hall2.5 miPoliceActon Police Station3.0 miFire stationActon Fire Station District 12.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 otherSchoolOak Meadow Montessori Schoolunder a mileElementaryShaker Lane Elementary School1.5 miCollegeNational Aviation Academy of New England8.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLaurence G Hanscom Field BED8.1 miMajor airportBoston Logan International Airport BOS24 miInterstateI-4952.5 miUS highwayUS 37.2 miAmtrakWoburn, MA WOB15 miRailLittleton/Route 495Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)3.7 miCoachAyer Depot SquareGreyhound8.5 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 01718 ZIP area.
