ZIP code · Salem · Massachusetts · United States
ZIP code 01970 — Salem
ZIP code 01970 serves Salem, Massachusetts.
- Postal code
- 01970Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Salem
- County
- Essex FIPS 25009
- State
- Massachusetts
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 42.5151, -70.9003 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 44,115 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 5,352 / sq mi
- Land area
- 8.2 sq mi (21.4 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $85,189
- Per-capita income
- $49,759
- Median age
- 38.4
- Households
- 19,709
- Housing units
- 20,920
- Median home value
- $497,500
- Median gross rent
- $1,800 / month
- Congressional district
- MA-6 (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)
- Area code
- 978Telephone 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.
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Map of ZIP code 01970
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 80°F), coldest Jan (avg low 18°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 36 | 38 | 44 | 55 | 65 | 74 | 80 | 79 | 72 | 61 | 51 | 42 |
| Avg low °F | 18 | 20 | 26 | 36 | 45 | 54 | 61 | 60 | 53 | 42 | 33 | 24 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.7 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: MARBLEHEAD (2.1 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 01970
- 17 schools
- 9 colleges & universities
- 2 hospitals & clinics
- 10 doctors & dentists
- 5 pharmacies
- 7 supermarkets
- 134 restaurants & cafés
- 12 bars & pubs
- 45 parks
- 15 playgrounds
- 10 gyms & sports centres
- 8 libraries
- 2 post offices
- 17 places of worship
- 11 banks
- 10 gas stations
- 7 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