Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 15 min5:10 am – 8:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 6 min7:11 am – 4:17 pm
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People10,258 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 41.84,279 householdsMedian household income $92,486Median home value $427,100Median rent $1,198 a month64% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $4,690 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting5.5% unemployment rate72% of adults are in the labour force, 5,550 employedMain industries: education and health care 32%, retail 20%, professional and business services 10%Average commute 34 minutes79% drive alone, 4% car-pool, 1% take public transport, 15% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages32% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher94% finished high school, 13% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 85%, Spanish 10%, other Indo-European languages 3%4% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 61°FColdest month January: highs 38°F, lows 17°F50 in of rain a year, on about 81 dayswettest month October52 in of snow a year, on about 19 days17 days above 90°F, 152 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, West Medway station, 12 mi away
Nearby landmarksBad Landspeak · 1.0 miPlummers Hillpeak · 1.0 miBlackstone River Reservoirreservoir · 2.3 miSilver Lakelake · 5.4 miCarpenter Reservoirreservoir · 1.5 miBlackstone River and Canal Heritage State Park River Bend Farm Visitor Centervisitor center · 2.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBlackstone River and Canal Heritage State Parkstate park · 1.3 miPurgatory Chasm State Reservationstate park · 2.5 miWest Hill Wildlife Management Areanational conservation area · 2.9 mi · 79 acresOld Northbridge Cemeteryhistoric site · 1.2 miLackey Pond Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 1.6 miFriends Cemeteryhistoric site · 1.8 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 199435 mi away, near Hardwick, MassachusettsMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 12 Jan 201528 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 home93% of households have a broadband subscription85% have cable, fibre or DSL7% rely on a mobile data plan alone6% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterNorthbridge Water Divisionserves 8,127 people from purchased ground water under influence of surface water sourNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the ZIP area
Elevation360 ft110 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMilford Regional Medical Center7.1 miPost officeWhitinsville Post Officeunder a mileTown hallNorthbridge Town Hallunder a milePoliceNorthbridge Police Department1.3 miFire stationNorthbridge Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 1 otherElementaryNorthbridge Elementary Schoolunder a mileMiddleNorthbridge Middle Schoolunder a mileSchoolWhitinsville Christian Schoolunder a mileCollegeTufts University - Grafton Campus9.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWorcester Regional Airport ORH15 miMajor airportRhode Island T. F. Green International Airport PVD30 miInterstateI-907.8 miUS highwayUS 209.1 miAmtrakUnion Station WOR12 miRailGraftonMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)9.1 miCoachWorcester, MA (Masspike Exit 94 Park & Ride - Free Overnight Parking)OurBus9.0 miTransit11 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 01588 ZIP area.
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