ZIP code · Lexington · Massachusetts · United States

ZIP code 02421 — Lexington

ZIP code 02421 serves Lexington, Massachusetts.

Postal code
02421
Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
City
Lexington
County
Middlesex FIPS 25017
State
Massachusetts
Country
United States
Coordinates
42.4426, -71.2265 — precision precise (locality)
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Population
17,798 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Population density
1,859 / sq mi
Land area
9.6 sq mi (24.8 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Median household income
$212,843
Per-capita income
$109,161
Median age
47.7
Households
6,765
Housing units
6,913
Median home value
$1,147,700
Median gross rent
$2,847 / month
Congressional district
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
781, 339
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 18°F).

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high °F373948607079858476645242
Avg low °F181927374756626052413224
Precip in2.92.73.93.83.43.73.53.53.54.23.73.8

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: BEDFORD HANSCOM FLD (3.7 mi) · NOAA NCEI

Places in ZIP 02421

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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