Median household income (1999): $57,100
Estimated median household income in 2005: $68,561
| This zip code | $68,561 | | Massachusetts: | $57,184 |
Nearest zip codes: 02370, 02382, 02190, 02302, 02343, 02339.
Housing units in zip code 02351 with a mortgage: 2,563 (153 second mortgage, 431 home equity loan, 22 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 804
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,337
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $448
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 3.6% | | Whole state: | 9.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 1.9% | | Whole state: | 4.4% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.7 | | State: | 6.4 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 3.5 | | State: | 4.0 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 37
- 1995 to 1998: 185
- 1990 to 1994: 259
- 1980 to 1989: 504
- 1970 to 1979: 676
- 1960 to 1969: 615
- 1950 to 1959: 823
- 1940 to 1949: 503
- 1939 or earlier: 1,746
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Abington, MA (02351): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 106
- 2 bedrooms: 728
- 3 bedrooms: 1,860
- 4 bedrooms: 894
- 5 or more bedrooms: 191
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 44
- 1 bedrooms: 742
- 2 bedrooms: 490
- 3 bedrooms: 158
- 4 bedrooms: 44
- 5 or more bedrooms: 6
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Vehicles available in 02351 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 151
- 1 vehicle: 872
- 2 vehicles: 1,812
- 3 vehicles: 677
- 4 vehicles: 228
- 5 or more vehicles: 39
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 179
- 1 vehicle: 848
- 2 vehicles: 411
- 3 vehicles: 39
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 5 or more vehicles: 7
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 02351:
- $15,000 to $19,999: 6
- $40,000 to $49,999: 10
- $50,000 to $59,999: 12
- $60,000 to $69,999: 12
- $80,000 to $89,999: 34
- $90,000 to $99,999: 38
- $100,000 to $124,999: 332
- $125,000 to $149,999: 569
- $150,000 to $174,999: 578
- $175,000 to $199,999: 591
- $200,000 to $249,999: 666
- $250,000 to $299,999: 314
- $300,000 to $399,999: 181
- $400,000 to $499,999: 9
- $500,000 to $749,999: 15
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 02351:
- Less than $100: 16
- $100 to $149: 20
- $150 to $199: 46
- $200 to $249: 43
- $250 to $299: 68
- $300 to $349: 33
- $350 to $399: 30
- $400 to $449: 47
- $450 to $499: 77
- $500 to $549: 183
- $550 to $599: 60
- $600 to $649: 114
- $650 to $699: 243
- $700 to $749: 93
- $750 to $799: 123
- $800 to $899: 131
- $900 to $999: 65
- $1,000 to $1,249: 54
- No cash rent: 38
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $162,500
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $379,893
- Black or African American householders: $1,160,043
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $238,626
- Asian householders: $447,769
- Some other race householders: $238,626
- Two or more races householders: $307,138
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $397,710
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 3,512
- One, attached: 177
- Two: 404
- 3 or 4: 395
- 5 to 9: 426
- 10 to 19: 150
- 20 to 49: 96
- 50 or more: 181
- Mobile homes: 7

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 6,551 (83%)
- Carpooled: 574 (7%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 24 (0%)
- Streetcar or trolley car: 6 (0%)
- Subway or elevated: 147 (2%)
- Railroad: 306 (4%)
- Taxi: 8 (0%)
- Motorcycle: 6 (0%)
- Bicycle: 11 (0%)
- Walked: 105 (1%)
- Other means: 18 (0%)
- Worked at home: 97 (1%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 121
- 5 to 9 minutes: 733
- 10 to 14 minutes: 1045
- 15 to 19 minutes: 998
- 20 to 24 minutes: 1021
- 25 to 29 minutes: 450
- 30 to 34 minutes: 1011
- 35 to 39 minutes: 218
- 40 to 44 minutes: 334
- 45 to 59 minutes: 813
- 60 to 89 minutes: 767
- 90 or more minutes: 245
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 42.8%
Household type by relationship
Households: 14,414
- In family households: 12,589 (2,991 male householders, 777 female householders)
3,091 spouses, 5,023 children (4,782 natural, 117 adopted, 124 stepchildren), 241 grandchildren, 84 brothers or sisters, 89 parents, 150 other relatives, 143 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 1,825 (592 male householders (450 living alone)), 900 female householders (767 living alone)), 333 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 191 (189 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,338 2-persons, 865 3-persons, 899 4-persons, 450 5-persons, 156 6-persons, 60 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,217 1-person, 245 2-persons, 17 3-persons, 8 4-persons, 5 5-persons.
2,911 married couples with children.
563 single-parent households (135 men, 428 women).
95.4% of residents of 02351 zip code speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (79% very well, 17% well, 4% not well).
2.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% very well, 3% well, 17% not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (43% very well, 38% well, 13% not well, 7% not at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (67% very well, 33% well).
Foreign born population: 386 (2.6%)
(64.2% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 2.6% | | Whole state: | 12.2% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Canada (12%)
- United Kingdom (8%)
- Ireland (8%)
- Brazil (8%)
- Korea (8%)
- Other Western Africa (7%)
- Germany (6%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 30
- 1990 to 1994: 18
- 1985 to 1989: 82
- 1980 to 1984: 61
- 1975 to 1979: 32
- 1970 to 1974: 28
- 1970 to 1974: 6
- 1965 to 1969: 129
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First ancestries reported:
- Irish: 4419
- Italian: 1737
- English: 1173
- United States or American: 505
- French (except Basque): 421
- Scotch-Irish: 401
- French Canadian: 393
- Polish: 387
- German: 378
- Other groups: 377
- Swedish: 288
- Scottish: 258
- Portuguese: 176
- Lithuanian: 132
- Greek: 130
- Canadian: 117
- Arab:: 95
- Lebanese: 80
- Finnish: 65
- Subsaharan African:: 55
- Cape Verdean: 55
- Dutch: 51
- Norwegian: 45
- Eastern European: 44
- Armenian: 41
- Belgian: 26
- Russian: 22
- Czech: 19
- Ukrainian: 18
- Welsh: 18
- Celtic: 17
- European: 13
- British: 9
- Slovak: 9
- Czechoslovakian: 8
- Syrian: 8
- Brazilian: 7
- Hungarian: 7
- Swiss: 7
- Egyptian: 7
- Latvian: 6
- Austrian: 6

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- CAR CRAFT (310 BEDFORD ST in ABINGTON, MA)
STATE MASTER (MA-EPICS) - RCRAINFO-P22756, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
STATE MASTER (MA-EPICS) - RCRAINFO-MAD101153823, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
STATE MASTER (MA-EPICS) - RCRAINFO-MV7818789736, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: AUTOWORKS INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, RUGGERI RICHARD (CONTACT/OWNER)
, ABINGTON AUTO SERVICE (CONTACT/OWNER)
, AUTOWORKS INC (CONTACT/REGULATORY)
Alternative names: ABINGTON AUTO SERVICE, AUTOWORKS INC, B&F RICHARDS INC, RUGGERI RICHARD
- ABINGTON HIGH SCHOOL (201 LINCOLN BLVD in ABINGTON, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (MA-EPICS) - NEI-1192117, AIR PROGRAM
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
Alternative names: ABINGTON HS, ABINGTON SCH. DEPT.
- ABINGTON ECC (1 RALPH HAMLIN LANE in ABINGTON, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-001003
- ABINGTON HIGH (201 GLINIEWICZ WAY in ABINGTON, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-001505
- ALGER CORP THE (477 WASHINGTON ST in ABINGTON, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Business SIC classification: BOOT AND SHOE CUT STOCK AND FINDINGS
Organizations: HOPKINS JOHN SR (CONTACT/OWNER)
- NORTH (171 ADAMS STREET in ABINGTON, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-001010
Organizations: ABINGTON (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- KOL TAR INC (699 ADAMS ST. in ABINGTON, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: ASPHALT PAVING MIXTURES AND BLOCKS
Business NAICS classification: ASPHALT PAVING MIXTURE AND BLOCK MANUFACTURING.
Organizations: A BARRY CASHMAN (CONTACT/OWNER)
- ABINGTON INCORPORATED (200 WALES ST in ABINGTON, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: TEXTILE MACHINERY
Business NAICS classification: SPECIAL DIE AND TOOL, DIE SET, JIG, AND FIXTURE MANUFACTURING.
- MYERS AVENUE W T P (MYERS AVENUE in ABINGTON, MA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: WATER SUPPLY
Organizations: ABINGTON-ROCKLAND JOINT WATER (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, ABINGTON/ROCKLAND JOINT WATER (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: ABINGTON/ROCKLAND JOINT WATER
- OLSEN MACHINE & TOOL (225 WALES ST in ABINGTON, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Business SIC classification: MOTORS AND GENERATORS
Business NAICS classification: HOUSEHOLD COOKING APPLIANCE MANUFACTURING.
Organizations: H S D CORP (CONTACT/OWNER)
- JENKINS & SIMMONS (678 ADAMS ST in ABINGTON, MA)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-1997-0025, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
- EDS AUTO REPAIR (810 BROCKTON AVE in ABINGTON, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: ED AUTO REPAIR (CONTACT/OWNER)
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (55%)
- Utility gas (31%)
- Electricity (12%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 12986
- Northeast: 834
- Midwest: 150
- South: 128
- West: 72
70% of the 02351 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 85% lived in Massachusetts.
Population in 1990: 13,849. Population change in the 1990s: +756 (+5.5%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 100
| Here: | 6.0% | | Massachusetts: | 10.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 181
| Here: | 22.0% | | Massachusetts: | 12.2% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 157
| Here: | 31.9% | | Massachusetts: | 48.2% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- A J EQUIPMENT REPAIR, INC (306 NORTH AVE in ABINGTON, MA; small business)
$7,360 with Army for Miscellaneous Vehicular Components. Signed on 2003-01-31. Completion date: 2003-02-07.
- SNYDER, DALE (132 WALNUT ST in ABINGTON, MA; small business): $585 in 2 contracts from 2002 to 2004
$4,500 with Army for Other Professional Services. Signed on 2002-11-13. Completion date: 2003-11-14.
$-3,915, same as above. Signed on 2004-02-23. Completion date: 2003-11-14.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (50-99 employees: 3 establishments, 20-49 employees: 4 establishments, 10-19 employees: 4 establishments, 5-9 employees: 2 establishments, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 2)
- Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (50-99: 1, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 5)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars (20-49: 3, 1-4: 2)
- Construction: Drywall and Insulation Contractors (50-99: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
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People in group quarters
- 182 people in nursing homes
- 7 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 2 people in religious group quarters
Accident statistics in 2006
- Accident count: 2
- Vehicles involved in accidents: 4
- Accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
- Fatalities: 2
- Persons involved in accidents: 7
- Pedestrians involved in accidents: 0
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