Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 19 min5:07 am – 8:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 3 min7:11 am – 4:14 pm
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People23,336 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 42.37,926 householdsMedian household income $168,152Median home value $680,500Median rent $2,394 a month88% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $7,704 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.8% unemployment rate72% of adults are in the labour force, 12,808 employedMain industries: education and health care 25%, professional and business services 18%, manufacturing 11%Average commute 30 minutes71% drive alone, 4% car-pool, 3% take public transport, 20% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages50% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher97% finished high school, 19% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 92%, other Indo-European languages 3%, Spanish 1%, Russian or other Slavic 1%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, 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, 4 mi away
Nearby landmarksSilver Lake Town Beachbeach · 1.3 miPine Hillpeak · under a mileFox Hillpeak · 4.4 miNutting Lakelake · 5.7 miSkug Riverriver · 3.2 miMishawum Lakelake · 4.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWildwood Cemeteryhistoric site · under a mile · 52 acresWilmington Town Commonhistoric site · under a mileMiddlesex Fells Reservationstate park · 7.5 mi · 266 acresGovernor Thomas Dudley Parkstate park · 7.5 miBreakheart Reservationstate park · 7.6 miLawrence Riverfront State Parkstate park · 8.8 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 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 home96% of households have a broadband subscription89% have cable, fibre or DSL6% rely on a mobile data plan alone2% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterWilmington Water Deptserves 21,654 people from surface water purchased1 health-based violation since 2021latest Sep 2022: coliform bacteria, maximum contaminant levelSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the ZIP area
Elevation83 ft25 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalTewksbury Hospital4.0 miPost officeWilmington Post Office1.2 miTown hallWilmington Town Hallunder a milePoliceWilmington Police Department1.0 miFire stationWilmington Fire Department1.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools4 elementary, 2 middle, 1 high, 1 otherSchoolAbundant Life Christian Schoolunder a mileHighWilmington High Schoolunder a mileElementaryWoburn Street Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeKostas Research Institute at Northeastern University6.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLaurence G Hanscom Field BED9.1 miMajor airportBoston Logan International Airport BOS16 miInterstateI-931.5 miUS highwayUS 35.4 miAmtrakWoburn, MA WOB3.4 miRailNorth WilmingtonMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)under a mileCoachLowell Bus StationGreyhound9.1 miTransit8 stops within a mileLowell Regional Transit Authority (LRTA), Massachusetts 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 01887 ZIP area.
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