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Worst ZIP Codes for Wildfire Smoke in Massachusetts — 2026

Last updated: October 15, 2026

742 ZIP codes ranked by Smoke Risk #1: ZIP 01810 (Andover, 25/100) - moderate

Out of 742 ZIP codes in Massachusetts with wildfire data, these rank highest on the wildfire-smoke indicator.

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 (since 2021)
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 01901 Lynn 25/100 moderate 339
6 01902 Lynn 25/100 moderate 339
7 01904 Lynn 25/100 moderate 339
8 01905 Lynn 25/100 moderate 339
9 01906 Saugus 25/100 moderate 339
10 01907 Swampscott 25/100 moderate 339
11 01908 Nahant 25/100 moderate 339
12 01915 Beverly 25/100 moderate 339
13 01921 Boxford 25/100 moderate 339
14 01923 Danvers 25/100 moderate 339
15 01929 Essex 25/100 moderate 339
16 01937 Hathorne 25/100 moderate 339
17 01938 Ipswich 25/100 moderate 339
18 01940 Lynnfield 25/100 moderate 339
19 01944 Manchester 25/100 moderate 339
20 01945 Marblehead 25/100 moderate 339
21 01949 Middleton 25/100 moderate 339
22 01960 Peabody 25/100 moderate 339
23 01965 Prides Crossing 25/100 moderate 339
24 01969 Rowley 25/100 moderate 339
25 01970 Salem 25/100 moderate 339
26 01982 South Hamilton 25/100 moderate 339
27 01983 Topsfield 25/100 moderate 339
28 01984 Wenham 25/100 moderate 339
29 02045 Hull 25/100 moderate 21
30 01801 Woburn 23/100 low 45
31 01803 Burlington 23/100 low 45
32 01864 North Reading 23/100 low 45
33 01880 Wakefield 23/100 low 45
34 01887 Wilmington 23/100 low 45
35 01890 Winchester 23/100 low 45
36 02138 Cambridge 23/100 low 45
37 02139 Cambridge 23/100 low 45
38 02140 Cambridge 23/100 low 45
39 02141 Cambridge 23/100 low 45
40 02142 Cambridge 23/100 low 45
41 02143 Somerville 23/100 low 45
42 02144 Somerville 23/100 low 45
43 02145 Somerville 23/100 low 45
44 02148 Malden 23/100 low 45
45 02149 Everett 23/100 low 45
46 02155 Medford 23/100 low 45
47 02176 Melrose 23/100 low 45
48 02180 Stoneham 23/100 low 45
49 02420 Lexington 23/100 low 45
50 02421 Lexington 23/100 low 45
51 02472 Watertown 23/100 low 45
52 02474 Arlington 23/100 low 45
53 02476 Arlington 23/100 low 45
54 02478 Belmont 23/100 low 45
55 02108 Boston 22/100 low 6
56 02109 Boston 22/100 low 6
57 02110 Boston 22/100 low 6
58 02111 Boston 22/100 low 6
59 02113 Boston 22/100 low 6
60 02114 Boston 22/100 low 6
61 02115 Boston 22/100 low 6
62 02116 Boston 22/100 low 6
63 02118 Boston 22/100 low 6
64 02119 Roxbury 22/100 low 6
65 02120 Roxbury Crossing 22/100 low 6
66 02121 Dorchester 22/100 low 6
67 02122 Dorchester 22/100 low 6
68 02125 Dorchester 22/100 low 6
69 02127 Boston 22/100 low 6
70 02128 Boston 22/100 low 6
71 02129 Charlestown 22/100 low 6
72 02130 Jamaica Plain 22/100 low 6
73 02133 Boston 22/100 low 6
74 02134 Allston 22/100 low 6

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