ZIP code · Cambridge · Massachusetts · United States
ZIP code 02142 — Cambridge
ZIP code 02142 serves Cambridge, Massachusetts.
- Postal code
- 02142Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Cambridge
- County
- Middlesex FIPS 25017
- State
- Massachusetts
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 42.3620, -71.0830 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 4,349 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 13,906 / sq mi
- Land area
- 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $168,788
- Per-capita income
- $114,807
- Median age
- 31.8
- Households
- 2,168
- Housing units
- 2,445
- Median home value
- $1,726,900
- Median gross rent
- $3,500+ / month
- Congressional district
- MA-7 (119th Congress)
- USDA hardiness zone
- 7a (0 to 5 °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)
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Map of ZIP code 02142
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 82°F), coldest Jan (avg low 23°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 37 | 39 | 46 | 56 | 67 | 76 | 82 | 80 | 73 | 62 | 52 | 42 |
| Avg low °F | 23 | 25 | 31 | 41 | 50 | 60 | 66 | 65 | 58 | 48 | 38 | 29 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: BOSTON LOGAN INTL AP (3.7 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 02142
- 2 doctors & dentists
- 1 supermarkets
- 36 restaurants & cafés
- 1 bars & pubs
- 9 parks
- 6 playgrounds
- 3 gyms & sports centres
- 1 libraries
- 1 places of worship
- 4 banks
- 1 police & fire stations
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.
GeoNames · U.S. Census Bureau (ACS) · U.S. Census Bureau · NOAA NCEI · usda-phzm. Data generated on 2026-08-21. Methodology · Report an error on this page