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Worst ZIP Codes for Wildfire Smoke in Massachusetts ...

Last updated: June 4, 2026

742 ZIP codes ranked by Smoke Risk #1: ZIP 01810 (Andover, 25/100) — moderate
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Out of 742 ZIP codes in Massachusetts with wildfire data, these have the highest smoke risk.

Statistic Value
ZIP codes ranked 742
Avg smoke risk (top 100) 24/100

Top 100 ZIP Codes

Rank ZIP City Smoke Risk Risk Level County Fires (5yr)
1 01810 Andover 25/100 moderate 339
2 01833 Georgetown 25/100 moderate 339
3 01845 North Andover 25/100 moderate 339
4 01867 Reading 25/100 moderate 339
5 01885 West Boxford 25/100 moderate 339
6 01899 Andover 25/100 moderate 339
7 01901 Lynn 25/100 moderate 339
8 01902 Lynn 25/100 moderate 339
9 01903 Lynn 25/100 moderate 339
10 01904 Lynn 25/100 moderate 339
11 01905 Lynn 25/100 moderate 339
12 01906 Saugus 25/100 moderate 339
13 01907 Swampscott 25/100 moderate 339
14 01908 Nahant 25/100 moderate 339
15 01910 Lynn 25/100 moderate 339
16 01915 Beverly 25/100 moderate 339
17 01921 Boxford 25/100 moderate 339
18 01923 Danvers 25/100 moderate 339
19 01929 Essex 25/100 moderate 339
20 01936 Hamilton 25/100 moderate 339
21 01937 Hathorne 25/100 moderate 339
22 01938 Ipswich 25/100 moderate 339
23 01940 Lynnfield 25/100 moderate 339
24 01944 Manchester 25/100 moderate 339
25 01945 Marblehead 25/100 moderate 339
26 01949 Middleton 25/100 moderate 339
27 01960 Peabody 25/100 moderate 339
28 01961 Peabody 25/100 moderate 339
29 01965 Prides Crossing 25/100 moderate 339
30 01969 Rowley 25/100 moderate 339
31 01970 Salem 25/100 moderate 339
32 01971 Salem 25/100 moderate 339
33 01982 South Hamilton 25/100 moderate 339
34 01983 Topsfield 25/100 moderate 339
35 01984 Wenham 25/100 moderate 339
36 02045 Hull 25/100 moderate 21
37 02153 Medford 25/100 moderate 339
38 01801 Woburn 23/100 low 45
39 01803 Burlington 23/100 low 45
40 01805 Burlington 23/100 low 45
41 01807 Woburn 23/100 low 45
42 01808 Woburn 23/100 low 45
43 01813 Woburn 23/100 low 45
44 01815 Woburn 23/100 low 45
45 01864 North Reading 23/100 low 45
46 01866 Pinehurst 23/100 low 45
47 01880 Wakefield 23/100 low 45
48 01887 Wilmington 23/100 low 45
49 01888 Woburn 23/100 low 45
50 01889 North Reading 23/100 low 45
51 01890 Winchester 23/100 low 45
52 02138 Cambridge 23/100 low 45
53 02139 Cambridge 23/100 low 45
54 02140 Cambridge 23/100 low 45
55 02141 Cambridge 23/100 low 45
56 02142 Cambridge 23/100 low 45
57 02143 Somerville 23/100 low 45
58 02144 Somerville 23/100 low 45
59 02145 Somerville 23/100 low 45
60 02148 Malden 23/100 low 45
61 02149 Everett 23/100 low 45
62 02155 Medford 23/100 low 45
63 02156 West Medford 23/100 low 45
64 02176 Melrose 23/100 low 45
65 02180 Stoneham 23/100 low 45
66 02238 Cambridge 23/100 low 45
67 02239 Cambridge 23/100 low 45
68 02420 Lexington 23/100 low 45
69 02421 Lexington 23/100 low 45
70 02471 Watertown 23/100 low 45
71 02472 Watertown 23/100 low 45
72 02474 Arlington 23/100 low 45
73 02475 Arlington Heights 23/100 low 45
74 02476 Arlington 23/100 low 45
75 02477 Watertown 23/100 low 45
76 02478 Belmont 23/100 low 45
77 02479 Waverley 23/100 low 45
78 02108 Boston 22/100 low 6
79 02109 Boston 22/100 low 6
80 02110 Boston 22/100 low 6
81 02111 Boston 22/100 low 6
82 02112 Boston 22/100 low 6
83 02113 Boston 22/100 low 6
84 02114 Boston 22/100 low 6
85 02115 Boston 22/100 low 6
86 02116 Boston 22/100 low 6
87 02117 Boston 22/100 low 6
88 02118 Boston 22/100 low 6
89 02119 Roxbury 22/100 low 6
90 02120 Roxbury Crossing 22/100 low 6
91 02121 Dorchester 22/100 low 6
92 02122 Dorchester 22/100 low 6
93 02123 Boston 22/100 low 6
94 02125 Dorchester 22/100 low 6
95 02127 Boston 22/100 low 6
96 02128 Boston 22/100 low 6
97 02129 Charlestown 22/100 low 6
98 02130 Jamaica Plain 22/100 low 6
99 02133 Boston 22/100 low 6
100 02134 Allston 22/100 low 6

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