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ZIP code 02139 — Cambridge

ZIP code 02139 serves Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Postal code
02139
Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
City
Cambridge
County
Middlesex FIPS 25017
State
Massachusetts
Country
United States
Coordinates
42.3647, -71.1042 — precision precise (locality)
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Population
39,609 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Population density
25,519 / sq mi
Land area
1.6 sq mi (4 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Median household income
$124,648
Per-capita income
$70,682
Median age
29.9
Households
16,062
Housing units
16,930
Median home value
$1,066,200
Median gross rent
$2,613 / month
Congressional districts
MA-7 (also MA-5) (119th Congress)
USDA hardiness zone
6b (-5 to 0 °F)
Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
Time zone
America/New_York (UTC−5 / UTC−4 DST)
Area codes
617, 857, 508
Telephone area codes serving this ZIP (NANPA central-office assignments). A ZIP and an area code are different boundaries; at a border both codes may apply.

Climate — monthly normals

Warmest month Jul (avg high 85°F), coldest Jan (avg low 19°F).

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high °F374047596979858376645342
Avg low °F192128384858646355433426
Precip in3.93.64.54.33.64.23.53.74.05.04.05.1

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: JAMAICA PLAIN (4.3 mi) · NOAA NCEI

Places in ZIP 02139

Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology

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US ZIP codes have five digits. They are postal routing areas, not administrative boundaries: a ZIP can span more than one city or county, and the city shown is the primary USPS name for that code.

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