Winthrop, Massachusetts

Back to Winthrop, MA housing info, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, MA smaller cities, MA small cities, All Cities.   We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Winthrop, MA Suffolk County Population in July 2007: 18,890. Males: 8,884   (47.0%) Females: 10,006   (53.0%) Median resident age:   39.9 years Massachusetts median age:   36.5 years Zip codes: 02152. Estimated median household income in 2007: $67,735 (it was $53,122 in 2000) Winthrop:   $67,735 Massachusetts:   $62,365 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $438,515 (it was $215,300 in 2000) Winthrop:   $438,515 Massachusetts:   $366,400 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $436,247; Detached houses: $484,491; Townhouses or other attached units: $328,766; In 2-unit structures: $499,011; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $444,711; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $279,972 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 02152 Winthrop, MA residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Profiles of local businesses: Data Hub Races in Winthrop: White Non-Hispanic (93.0%) Hispanic (2.7%) Black (1.7%) Other race (1.4%) Two or more races (1.2%) 2008 cost of living index in Winthrop: 131.0 (high, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Winthrop, Massachusetts on our local forum with over 600,000 registered users. Winthrop is mentioned 84 times on our forum: Commuting from Winthrop into Boston  (2 replies) Considering Winthrop - should I?  (3 replies) Winthrop MA  (1 reply) Calling all who wish to move to MA!!!  (75 replies) Quiet town for empty nesters  (4 replies) Would you stay in Mass if you won the lottery?  (31 replies) Latest news from Winthrop, MA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: Irish (33.4%), Italian (29.7%), English (10.8%), German (4.6%), United States (4.2%), French Canadian (3.3%). Current Local Time: EST time zone Incorporated in 1852 Elevation: 36 feet Land area: 1.99 square miles. Population density: 9504 people per square mile   (high).

Latitude: 42.37 N, Longitude: 70.98 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -6,183 (-33.8%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 1,683 (17.9%)

Area codes: 617, 857

This place's Wikipedia profile

Winthrop, Massachusetts business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.75
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Winthrop, Massachusetts

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Winthrop-area historical tornado activity is near Massachusetts state average. It is 26% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/9/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 28.1 miles away from the Winthrop place center killed 90 people and injured 1228 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 9/29/1974, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 20.1 miles away from the place center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Birthplace of: Benjamin Whorf - (1897-1941), linguist, Rick DiPietro - NHL player (New York Islanders, born: Sep 19, 1981), Mike Eruzione - (born 1954), captain of the United States Olympic gold medal-winning ice hockey team.

Political contributions by individuals in Winthrop, MA

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Notable locations in Winthrop: Miller Field (A), Shirley Gut (B), Winthrop Light (C), Winthrop Yacht Club (D), Cottage Park Yacht Club (E), Winthrop Townhall (F), Winthrop Public Library and Museum (G). Display/hide their locations on the map Church in Winthrop: Saint Johns Episcopal Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map Lake: Lewis Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Short Beach Creek (A), Belle Isle Inlet (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Winthrop: Ingleside Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map Beaches: Yirrell Beach (A), Winthrop Beach (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Winthrop Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.3 people
Massachusetts:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	58.4%
Whole state:	64.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	5.3%
Whole state:	5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
• Gay men: 0.6% of all households

This place:	5.5%
Whole state:	9.3%

This place:	3.0%
Whole state:	4.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Winthrop, MA

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• Inn At Crystal Cove, 600 Shirley St, Winthrop, MA 02152, Phone: (617) 846-9217
• Winthrop Arms Hotel, 130 Grovers Ave, Winthrop, MA 02152, Phone: (617) 846-4000
• Suburban/Atlantic Shores Inn, 312 Shirley St, Winthrop, MA 02152, Phone: (617) 539-9466, Fax: (617) 846-6781

11.05% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($49,380 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	11.05%
Massachusetts average:	6.31%

0.58% of residents moved from foreign countries ($778 average AGI)

Suffolk County:	0.58%
Massachusetts average:	0.28%

from Middlesex County, MA	2.69% ($53,734 average AGI)
from Norfolk County, MA	1.55% ($65,283)
from Essex County, MA	0.60% ($50,542)

12.05% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($54,909 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	12.05%
Massachusetts average:	6.91%

0.20% of residents moved to foreign countries ($657 average AGI)

Suffolk County:	0.20%
Massachusetts average:	0.11%

to Middlesex County, MA	3.18% ($54,668 average AGI)
to Norfolk County, MA	2.10% ($55,985)
to Essex County, MA	0.94% ($54,644)

• Kyle B Entz, 120 Shirley St, Type: Tower, Structure height: 15.2 m, Overall height: 18.2 m
  Registrant: Nextel Communications Inc, 40 Hartwell Ave, Lexington, MA 02421-3132, Phone: (617) 839-5664, Email:

• Lat: 42.380250 Lon: -70.979611, Call Sign: WPXN613
  Assigned Frequencies : 457.200 MHz, 452.200 MHz
  Grant Date: 05/12/2003, Expiration Date: 05/12/2013, Certifier: Scott Niven
  Registrant: Cara Enterprises Inc, Salt Lake City, UT 84117-0503, Phone: (801) 278-9728, Fax: (801) 278-7239

• Various Locations, Overall height: 2.4 m, Call Sign: WPNM280
  Assigned Frequencies : 956.343 MHz
  Grant Date: 05/19/1998, Expiration Date: 05/19/2008, Cancelation Date: 07/19/2008
  Registrant: Phone: (412) 430-3974
• DEER ISLAND, 190 Taft Avenue, Type: Tank, Structure height: 38.1 m, Overall height: 41.1 m, Call Sign: WPTD539
  Assigned Frequencies : 11325.0 MHz, 11245.0 MHz, 6605.00 MHz
  Grant Date: 09/05/2001, Expiration Date: 09/05/2011, Certifier: Richard Searle
  Registrant: Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, 301 Boylston Street, Route 70, Clinton, MA 01510, Phone: (978) 365-7888, Fax: (508) 365-7292, Email:
• BOS0310, 495 Pleasant, Type: Bant, Structure height: 16.8 m, Overall height: 18.5 m, Call Sign: WQBP491, Licensee ID: L00608820
  Assigned Frequencies : 18000.0 MHz
  Grant Date: 11/17/2004, Expiration Date: 11/17/2014, Cancelation Date: 11/03/2005, Certifier: Eric M Botto
  Registrant: Fibertower Corporation, 185 Berry Street, Suite 4800, San Francisco, CA 94107, Phone: (415) 659-3500, Fax: (415) 659-0007, Email:
• Winthrop WT, Winthrop Water Tank - Intersection Of Prospect And Faunbar, Type: Tank, Structure height: 32 m, Call Sign: WQJG596
  Assigned Frequencies : 11585.0 MHz, 17965.0 MHz, 11585.0 MHz
  Grant Date: 09/02/2008, Expiration Date: 09/02/2018, Certifier: Sarah Phillips
  Registrant: Stonecrop Technologies, 300 Oak Street, Suite 840, Pembroke, MA 02359, Phone: (970) 948-9998, Email:
• Winthrop PD, Pauline & Hermon St., Type: Bant, Structure height: 10.7 m, Overall height: 13.7 m, Call Sign: WQJG695
  Assigned Frequencies : 18015.0 MHz, 17765.0 MHz
  Grant Date: 09/03/2008, Expiration Date: 09/03/2018, Certifier: Sarah Phillips
  Registrant: Stonecrop Technologies, 300 Oak Street, Suite 840, Pembroke, MA 02359, Phone: (970) 948-9998, Email:

• 82 Otis St, Type: Building, Overall height: 9 m, Call Sign: KIY861
  Assigned Frequencies : 156.800 MHz, 156.425 MHz, 156.450 MHz, 156.500 MHz, 156.600 MHz
  Grant Date: 03/13/1995, Expiration Date: 05/18/2000, Cancelation Date: 05/06/2001
  Registrant: Winthrop, Town Of, 82 Otis St, Winthrop, MA 02152
• 138 Main St, Type: Building, Overall height: 12 m, Call Sign: WHX486, Licensee ID: L00007583
  Assigned Frequencies : 156.425 MHz, 156.450 MHz, 156.500 MHz, 156.800 MHz
  Grant Date: 01/17/2003, Expiration Date: 03/31/2013
  Registrant: Steven W Winkler, 138 Main St, Winthrop, MA 02152

• Fire: 95
• Hazardous Condition: 162
• Service Call: 1