Watertown Massachusetts ZIP Codes
Watertown holds 3 ZIP codes, all inside one county and one postal prefix.
Every ZIP code in Watertown
| ZIP code | County |
|---|---|
| 02471 | Middlesex County |
| 02472 | Middlesex County |
| 02477 | Middlesex County |
We do not publish a delivery type (standard, PO box, unique) or a neighbourhood for each ZIP. USPS delivery-type products are licensed, and no clean-rights source maps ZIP codes to neighbourhoods — so the Watertown codes above are listed without a column we would have to invent.
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
- Reference points and footprint
- Not an official NANPA boundary
- Not a USPS delivery area
Cities near Watertown
| City | Distance | ZIP codes |
|---|---|---|
| Brighton Massachusetts ZIP codes | 1.9 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Newton Massachusetts ZIP codes | 3.0 mi | 1 ZIP code |
| Cambridge Massachusetts ZIP codes | 3.1 mi | 6 ZIP codes |
| Waltham Massachusetts ZIP codes | 3.5 mi | 4 ZIP codes |
| Somerville Massachusetts ZIP codes | 4.2 mi | 3 ZIP codes |
| Medford Massachusetts ZIP codes | 5.1 mi | 2 ZIP codes |
| Lexington Massachusetts ZIP codes | 5.9 mi | 2 ZIP codes |
| Winchester Massachusetts ZIP codes | 6.0 mi | 1 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.