02535 ZIP Code, Chilmark, MA

02535 is a ZIP code in Chilmark, Massachusetts in Dukes County. It covers 24 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 02575, 02713 and 02543. 2,244 people live here in 818 households. It is rural, with fewer than 100 people per square mile, and most homes are owner-occupied (86%). Median household income is $153,966, above the Massachusetts median of $103,960; the median age is 52.3, older than most ZIP codes.

Quick facts

Key figures

MeasureValue
Residents2,244
Households818
Median household income$153,966
Income per person$92,785
Median age52.3
Homeowners86.4%
Median home value$1,888,000
Median rent$1,738
Bachelor's degree or higher67.4%
Average commute (minutes)29.1
Households with kids under 1822.7%
Moved in the past year9.9%
Below the poverty line4.5%
Broadband internet99.1%
Speak a non-English language at home7.2%

Household income

% of householdsValue
<$10K1.0%
$10–15K0.6%
$15–25K1.1%
$25–35K4.5%
$35–50K2.9%
$50–75K13.2%
$75–100K15.4%
$100–150K8.9%
$150–200K19.8%
$200K+32.5%

Age

% of all residentsValue
<109.5%
10–1911.1%
20–242.2%
25–3410.1%
35–448.8%
45–5412.3%
55–6413.2%
65–7422.4%
75+10.4%

Tenure

% of housing unitsValue
Owned, with mortgage15.1%
Owned outright18.3%
Rented5.2%
Vacant61.4%

Type of building

% of housing unitsValue
Detached house98.0%
Townhome0.7%
2–4 units0.5%
5–19 units0.7%
20+ units0.1%
Mobile / other0.0%

Businesses in 02535

59 business establishments with 152 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

EDDM carrier routes

02535 has 1 USPS carrier routes with 765 residential and 155 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 02535

02535 has 1 USPS carrier routes (1 rural (R)) with 765 residential and 155 business mailboxes. Routes range from 765 homes (R005) to 765 homes (R005); the median route has 765 homes. The Census counted 818 households in 02535 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per routeRoutes
1–2490
250–4990
500–7490
750–9991
1,000–1,4990
1,500+0

Every carrier route in 02535

RouteTypeHomesBusinessesEst. median incomeEst. ownersEst. families with kidsEst. moved in past year
R005Rural765155$97,342———

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 02535 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.

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Areas that include 02535

Where it ranks

Mail every home in 02535

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EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 02535, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 02535 in?
02535 is a Chilmark, MA mailing address. None of its land lies inside a Census-defined city or community.
What county is 02535 in?
02535 is in Dukes County.
What is the population of 02535?
About 2,244 people (±477), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 1,651.
What is the median household income in 02535?
$153,966 (±$18,462), 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 02535?
1 USPS carrier routes with 765 residential and 155 business mailboxes (919 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 02535?
The closest, measured center to center: 02575 (6.7 mi), 02713 (8.9 mi), 02543 (9.4 mi, Woods Hole), 02568 (10.8 mi, Vineyard Haven), 02539 (12.7 mi, Edgartown) and 02557 (12.8 mi, Oak Bluffs).

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