Watertown Massachusetts ZIP Codes

Watertown holds 3 ZIP codes, all inside one county and one postal prefix.

Every ZIP code in Watertown

The complete list of Watertown, Massachusetts ZIP codes with the county each falls in.
ZIP codeCounty
02471Middlesex County
02472Middlesex County
02477Middlesex County

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Scope every ZIP code recorded for Watertown. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated . ZIP codes are delivery-route groupings, not areas; the boundaries implied by any ZIP map are approximations.

How these codes cluster

Every Watertown ZIP code begins 024. Those first three digits identify the sectional center facility that processes mail for this part of Massachusetts. Statewide that range covers 36 ZIP codes, so Watertown accounts for 8% of it.

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Area codes covering Watertown

ZIP codes and area codes are separate systems — one routes mail, the other routes calls — and they do not share boundaries. The codes below serve the same ground Watertown occupies.

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Where Watertown's ZIP codes sit

Each point is one Watertown ZIP code, plotted from its record coordinates. The outline is the convex envelope of those points — a footprint, not a boundary.
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  • Not an official NANPA boundary
  • Not a USPS delivery area

Cities near Watertown

The closest places to Watertown with their own ZIP code list, nearest first.
CityDistanceZIP codes
Brighton Massachusetts ZIP codes1.9 mi1 ZIP code
Newton Massachusetts ZIP codes3.0 mi1 ZIP code
Cambridge Massachusetts ZIP codes3.1 mi6 ZIP codes
Waltham Massachusetts ZIP codes3.5 mi4 ZIP codes
Somerville Massachusetts ZIP codes4.2 mi3 ZIP codes
Medford Massachusetts ZIP codes5.1 mi2 ZIP codes
Lexington Massachusetts ZIP codes5.9 mi2 ZIP codes
Winchester Massachusetts ZIP codes6.0 mi1 ZIP code

Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance. Where a place has no Census Gazetteer point, its postal centroid is used instead.