Local servicesHospitalMelrose - Wakefield Hospital3.0 miPost officeWakefield Post Officeunder a mileTown hallWakefield Town Hallunder a milePoliceWakefield Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationWakefield Fire Department Station 1 Headquartersunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools3 elementary, 1 middle, 3 high, 2 otherMiddleGalvin Middle Schoolunder a mileSchoolSaint Josephs Schoolunder a mileElementaryWoodville Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeLawrence Memorial Hospital / Regis College Nursing Program5.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBoston Logan International Airport BOS10 miInterstateI-951.2 miUS highwayUS 12.5 miAmtrakWoburn, MA WOB4.2 miRailWakefieldMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)under a mileCoachCambridgeFlixBus8.6 miTransit25 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 01880 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 01880 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 18 min5:07 am – 8:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 4 min7:10 am – 4:14 pm
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People27,258 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 42.911,053 householdsMedian household income $130,419Median home value $670,100Median rent $1,872 a month71% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $7,274 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting4.5% unemployment rate70% of adults are in the labour force, 14,915 employedMain industries: education and health care 26%, professional and business services 18%, manufacturing 9%Average commute 32 minutes63% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 7% take public transport, 2% walk or cycle, 22% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages57% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher96% finished high school, 25% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 87%, other Indo-European languages 5%, Spanish 2%, Chinese 2%4% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 38°F, lows 19°F50 in of rain a year, on about 84 dayswettest month December64 in of snow a year, on about 29 days12 days above 90°F, 134 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Reading station, 3 mi away
Parks and public landsBreakheart Reservationstate park · 1.0 miOld Cemeteryhistoric site · under a mileForest Glade Cemeteryhistoric site · under a mileLynn Woods Reservationstate park · 3.3 miMiddlesex Fells Reservationstate park · 3.4 miSaugus Iron Works National Historic Sitehistoric site · 3.7 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 3.8 on 27 Jan 202546 mi away, near York Harbor, MaineMost recent: magnitude 3.8 on 27 Jan 202546 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 home93% of households have a broadband subscription84% have cable, fibre or DSL8% rely on a mobile data plan alone6% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterWakefield Water Deptserves 27,090 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the ZIP area
Elevation71 ft22 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
