What city is 02126 in?

02126 is a Mattapan, MA mailing address. By land area, 100% lies inside Boston.

What is the population of 02126?

About 26,583 people (±1,959), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 22,734.

What is the median household income in 02126?

$65,709 (±$13,438), compared with $103,960 for Massachusetts as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.

How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 02126?

15 USPS carrier routes with 8,641 residential and 360 business mailboxes (8,999 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.

What ZIP codes are near 02126?

The closest, measured center to center: 02124 (1 mi, Boston), 02131 (1.8 mi, Boston), 02121 (1.9 mi, Boston), 02122 (2.3 mi, Boston), 02130 (2.4 mi, Boston) and 02136 (2.5 mi, Boston).

02126 ZIP Code, Mattapan, MA

02126 is a ZIP code in Mattapan, Massachusetts in Suffolk County. It covers 1.8 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 02124, 02131 and 02121. 26,583 people live here in 9,284 households. It is densely built, at about 14,542 people per square mile, and owners and renters are mixed (44% own). Median household income is $65,709, well below the Massachusetts median of $103,960.

Quick facts

Mailing city: Mattapan, MA
County: Suffolk County
Land area: 1.8 sq mi
Population: 26,583
Median household income: $65,709
Carrier routes: 15 (8,641 homes)

Key figures

Measure	Value
Residents	26,583
Households	9,284
Median household income	$65,709
Income per person	$36,742
Median age	38.3
Homeowners	43.5%
Median home value	$542,700
Median rent	$1,637
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.8%
Average commute (minutes)	39.3
Households with kids under 18	34.0%
Moved in the past year	9.5%
Below the poverty line	16.4%
Broadband internet	89.6%
Speak a non-English language at home	39.8%

Household income

% of households	Value
<$10K	6.5%
$10–15K	7.6%
$15–25K	6.1%
$25–35K	6.9%
$35–50K	12.7%
$50–75K	12.9%
$75–100K	9.6%
$100–150K	15.2%
$150–200K	9.3%
$200K+	13.0%

Age

% of all residents	Value
<10	12.3%
10–19	10.7%
20–24	5.8%
25–34	16.9%
35–44	13.3%
45–54	11.4%
55–64	13.7%
65–74	9.7%
75+	6.2%

Tenure

% of housing units	Value
Owned, with mortgage	32.0%
Owned outright	9.0%
Rented	53.0%
Vacant	6.0%

Type of building

% of housing units	Value
Detached house	22.2%
Townhome	9.8%
2–4 units	43.8%
5–19 units	10.5%
20+ units	13.6%
Mobile / other	0.1%

Businesses in 02126

262 business establishments with 2,125 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

Retail Trade: 53
Accommodation and Food Services: 43
Health Care and Social Assistance: 42
Other Services (except Public Administration): 36
Construction: 22
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: 17
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: 11
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: 10

EDDM carrier routes

02126 has 15 USPS carrier routes with 8,641 residential and 360 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 02126

02126 has 15 USPS carrier routes (15 city (C)) with 8,641 residential and 360 business mailboxes. Routes range from 380 homes (C012) to 885 homes (C006); the median route has 548 homes. The Census counted 9,284 households in 02126 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per route	Routes
1–249	0
250–499	4
500–749	10
750–999	1
1,000–1,499	0
1,500+	0

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Route C001 — USPS business mailboxes 179, 529 homes
Route C013 — USPS business mailboxes 47, 739 homes
Route C021 — USPS business mailboxes 37, 487 homes
Route C002 — USPS business mailboxes 21, 637 homes
Route C006 — USPS business mailboxes 20, 885 homes

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Every carrier route in 02126

Route	Type	Homes	Businesses	Est. median income	Est. owners	Est. families with kids	Est. moved in past year
C001	City	529	179	$85,354	—	—	—
C002	City	637	21	$69,778	—	—	—
C004	City	636	4	$57,557	—	—	—
C005	City	599	14	$109,681	—	—	—
C006	City	885	20	$33,989	—	—	—
C007	City	495	17	$109,681	—	—	—
C008	City	461	8	$55,237	—	—	—
C009	City	529	4	$43,975	—	—	—
C010	City	548	1	$198,780	—	—	—
C012	City	380	2	$109,681	—	—	—
C013	City	739	47	$55,237	—	—	—
C015	City	520	0	$96,880	—	—	—
C019	City	616	1	$102,974	—	—	—
C021	City	487	37	$61,527	—	—	—
C028	City	580	5	$60,849	—	—	—

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 02126 on the EDDM route map.

How route demographics are estimated

Mailbox counts come from USPS; demographics are estimates

The number of homes and businesses on each carrier route is the current USPS EDDM count. The Census Bureau does not publish figures for carrier routes, so income, homeownership, ages, families, movers and housing age on a route are EDDM2GO estimates built from Census block groups (neighborhood areas of roughly 600 to 3,000 people).

How a route gets its figures: the block-group length-share method

We trace each route's streets every 25 meters and record which block group each stretch falls in. The route's homes are spread along its streets in proportion to length, so a route with 60% of its street length in one block group is assumed to have 60% of its homes there. Each block group then contributes its Census counts in proportion to the share of its housing units that sit on the route (capped at the whole block group). Medians are recalculated from the combined income, home-value and age brackets, the way the Census Bureau computes them, not averaged.

Margins of error

Census survey figures carry a margin of error at 90% confidence; we carry it through the calculation and show it as ±. Our margins treat the route-to-block-group split as exact, so the real uncertainty is larger. Routes with fewer than 100 estimated households, large margins, or streets we could not place are flagged.

Different years

USPS mailbox counts are current. Census figures are 5-year averages for 2020–2024, so a new subdivision may have more homes on the route today than the Census counted. Use the route figures to compare routes with each other, not as an exact head count.

Why some routes show identical figures

Two routes that run through the same block group get the same percentages and medians, because the Census publishes one set of figures for the whole block group. Their mailbox counts still differ, and those are exact.

Route and mailbox counts: USPS EDDM route data. Route demographics: EDDM2GO estimates from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year block-group data (2020–2024) and 2024 cartographic block-group boundaries. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Nearby ZIP codes

02124 — Boston city, MA (1 mi)
02131 — Boston city, MA (1.8 mi)
02121 — Boston city, MA (1.9 mi)
02122 — Boston city, MA (2.3 mi)
02130 — Boston city, MA (2.4 mi)
02136 — Boston city, MA (2.5 mi)
02186 — Milton CDP, MA (2.5 mi)
02119 — Boston city, MA (3.2 mi)

Areas that include 02126

Where it ranks

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EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 02126, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 02126 in?: 02126 is a Mattapan, MA mailing address. By land area, 100% lies inside Boston.
What county is 02126 in?: 02126 is in Suffolk County.
What is the population of 02126?: About 26,583 people (±1,959), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 22,734.
What is the median household income in 02126?: $65,709 (±$13,438), compared with $103,960 for Massachusetts as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.
How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 02126?: 15 USPS carrier routes with 8,641 residential and 360 business mailboxes (8,999 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 02126?: The closest, measured center to center: 02124 (1 mi, Boston), 02131 (1.8 mi, Boston), 02121 (1.9 mi, Boston), 02122 (2.3 mi, Boston), 02130 (2.4 mi, Boston) and 02136 (2.5 mi, Boston).

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.