Top ZIP Codes for Irish Ancestry

The nation's top 30 ZIP codes for Irish ancestry, as reported in the 1990 Census. Only ZIPs with populations of 1,000 and more were considered. Number of people with Irish ancestry is a projection based on Census Bureau interviews with a portion of the population in the area. Listed are the ZIP code and its area, total population, number of people reporting Irish ancestry and percentage of population reporting Irish ancestry.

ZIP/Area Total Irish Pct. Pop Ancestry

1. 11697 New York City 3695 2386 65 2. 11693 New York City 1620 1021 63 3. 02127 Boston 29162 16691 57 4. 07717 Avon-by-the-Sea, N.J. 2165 1141 53 5. 02129 Boston 14764 7614 52 6. 52330 Ryan, Iowa 1205 606 50 7. 02186 Milton, Mass. 25572 12761 50 8. 07762 Spring Lake Hts., N.J. 9311 4640 50 9. 60655 Chicago 29896 14698 49 10. 02066 Scituate, Mass. 16628 7935 48 11. 19036 Glenolden, Pa. 14418 6904 48 12. 02170 Quincy, Mass. 18472 8740 47 13. 02370 Rockland, Mass. 16123 7587 47 14. 02191 Weymouth, Mass. 9134 4205 46 15. 46556 Notre Dame, Ind. 6911 3148 46 16. 12463 Palenville, N.Y. 1164 531 46 17. 02032 Walpole, Mass. 3756 1705 45 18. 02132 Boston 26655 12100 45 19. 02184 Braintree, Mass. 33836 15263 45 20. 02050 Marshfield, Mass. 21779 9777 45 21. 19125 Philadelphia 24489 11030 45 22. 19074 Norwood, Pa. 6185 2813 45 23. 02190 Weymouth, Mass. 17515 7715 44 24. 19026 Drexel Hill, Pa. 32520 14358 44 25. 08030 Gloucester City, N.J. 14459 6336 44 26. 02359 North Pembroke, Mass. 14544 6244 43 27. 02763 North Attleboro, Mass. 2758 1193 43 28. 02062 Norwood, Mass. 28700 12255 43 29. 02189 Weymouth, Mass. 14205 6130 43 30. 02351 Abington, Mass. 13842 5974 43