Ye Olde Garrison House, North Pembroke, Mass, 1929
North Pembroke’s story
168 years in pictures
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1929 and 7 maps from 1885 on.
- 1858North Pembroke is settled
North PembrokeMA
4 bordering townsMap →
Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
3,393
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$536K
Census ACS
Household income
$194K
median
Median age
57.0
years
Jobs based here
4,248
A job hub
Is North Pembroke a good place to live?
North Pembroke’s typical rent is $2,585 a month, against $1,683 a month in Massachusetts’ towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns. North Pembroke’s trail density is 0.4 miles per square mile, below Massachusetts’ towns (1.8) and close to U.S. towns (0.4). The biggest place to walk is Misty Meadows Conservation Area, 141 acres with 1.4 miles of trail. We don’t grade North Pembroke yet; the figures below are still real.
What makes North Pembroke stand out
Where North Pembroke beats most towns.
By the sea
North Pembroke lives by the ocean
Coastal flooding makes up 10% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
10%of expected storm damage is coastal flooding
97thpercentile for coastal flood risk nationally
2paid flood-insurance claims since 1979
79thpercentile for hurricane risk
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Nearby attractions
All 260 attractions →Fenway Park and 184 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around North Pembroke. Close and well known come first.
Big draw24 mi Stadium & arenaFenway Park
Big draw25 mi Stadium & arenaGillette Stadium
Big draw23 mi MuseumIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum
33 mi MuseumUSS Massachusetts
23 mi AttractionFreedom Trail
23 mi MuseumMuseum of Fine Arts Boston477K visitors a yearSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Fenway Park: Gatorfan252525, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gillette Stadium: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: Sean Dungan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · USS Massachusetts: USN, Public domain · Freedom Trail: Ingfbruno, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Museum of Fine Arts Boston: Martin~jawiki at Japanese Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Getting set up
Moving to North Pembroke: who provides what
North Pembroke is unincorporated, so Plymouth County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerEversource21.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterPembroke Water Division DpwNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet4 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesPlymouth CountyPlymouth County provides services here
Register to voteOnlineIn Massachusetts you can register online until 10 days before Election Day, in person until 10 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 10 days before).vote.govWho runs elections herePembroke Town ClerkTown of Pembroke; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP code0235902359 100%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in North Pembroke.
Work & commute
North Pembroke has 2.6 jobs for every working resident, and 4,150 people commute in
The top destinations are Boston (13%), Pembroke (9%) and Weymouth Town (4%). Most working residents leave North Pembroke for work: only 6% work in town. Employers in North Pembroke added 532 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 4,248. The town’s mean commuting time is 36 minutes.
6%work in town
| North Pembroke | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $194,000 | $120,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 36 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 6% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 8.3% | 6% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
In North Pembroke6%
Boston13%
Pembroke9%
Weymouth Town4%
Hingham4%
16 mi
median commute distance
4,248
jobs based in North Pembroke
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazards
Top of a very low hazard risk in North Pembroke: inland flooding
Paid flood insurance claims in North Pembroke since 1979: 2. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 85% of U.S. communities.
15risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingHurricanesCoastal flooding
2
paid flood claims since 1979
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Who lives here
Young adults are less common in North Pembroke than in Massachusetts
Adults 18 to 34 are 9% of residents (24% statewide); people 65 and older are 32% of residents (18% statewide). In North Pembroke, the age of the median resident is 57 years. 47% of adults 25 and older hold at least a bachelor’s degree, against 47% across Massachusetts. North Pembroke: 17% of residents are under 18.
57median age · MA 40
| North Pembroke | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 57 years | 43.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 17% | 20% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 47% | 47% | 29% |
North PembrokeMassachusettsUnited States
Ages · share of residents
21%
Education · adults 25 and older
No diploma6%
High school25%
Some college18%
Associate’s4%
Bachelor’s18%
Graduate29%
Women and men · all residents
55% women, 45% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±7.2 points. Across Massachusetts, 51.1% of residents are women.
| North Pembroke | MA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.5% | 10.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.7% | 9.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.9% | 9.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 3.6% | 14% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.3% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.6% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 20.2% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 20.5% | 10.5% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 11.6% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.8% | 8.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24.5% | 22.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.3% | 14.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 4.4% | 7.5% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.2% | 25.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 28.7% | 21.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,400, single groups can be off by several points
Climate
Expect snowy winters and pleasant summers in North Pembroke
Expect July afternoons of 83° and January nights of 21°, with about 51 inches of snow a winter.
51″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter23–40°
Spring38–58°
Summer60–81°
Fall44–63°
Oct 22
typical first frost
Apr 25
typical last frost
+2.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Outdoors
11.4% of North Pembroke is conserved land
In 6 parks and preserves, walkers have 1.9 miles of trail.
11.4%conserved
11.4%
conserved · 324 of 2,847 acres
1.9 mi
of trails · 0.4 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Misty Meadows Conservation Area | 1.4 mi | 141 |
| 2. Wildlands Trust - Willow Brook Farm | 0.4 mi | 34 |
| 3. North Pembroke Elementary School Conservation Area | — | 107 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Health
How healthy North Pembroke is
In North Pembroke, 28% of adults have obesity. CDC measures, 32 in all: North Pembroke beats Massachusetts on 10 and trails on 1. Among adults here, 17% get no exercise outside work and 13% say their health is fair or poor.
| North Pembroke | Massachusetts towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 19% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 19% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 35% |
32 measures vs. Massachusetts
10 better21 too close to call1 worse
| What stands out | North Pembroke | MA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.1% | 11.9% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 3.4% | 5.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.6% | 8.5% |
South Shore Hospital
10.3 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Housing
A home in North Pembroke sells for about $660K at the median
The share of households in North Pembroke who are owner-occupiers: 78%.
$660Kmedian sale price
2
homes sold in September
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Keep exploring
Everything we know about North Pembroke
16pages on North Pembroke
The big questions
Out and about
After high school
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of North Pembroke
Massasoit Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Brockton10.7 mi$5,376 in-state tuitionBridgewater State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Bridgewater12.4 mi$11,808 in-state tuition
About 3 of every 100 North Pembroke residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across Massachusetts.
A job hub
Every workday, about 4,150 people come to North Pembroke for work
Where North Pembroke’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
4,248jobs based in North Pembroke
6%of working residents work in town
16 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About North Pembroke
Census-designated place in Massachusetts, United States
North Pembroke is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Pembroke in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 census, North Pembroke had a population of 3,490.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 4.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 46 ft
- ZIP code
- 02358
North Pembroke’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with North Pembroke.
PembrokeNorwellHanoverMarshfieldNorth Pembroke
How the neighbors grade
| Town | MA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Pembroke | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pembroke | #70 | A | D | A | B+ | A |
| Norwell | #57 | A | D | — | A | A+ |
| Hanover | #90 | A− | D | B+ | A− | A |
| Marshfield | #74 | A | D | A | B+ | A |
Norwell reports no FBI crime data of its own. North Pembroke isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare North Pembroke with a neighbor →
Questions about North Pembroke
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is North Pembroke, MA a good place to live?
We don’t grade North Pembroke yet; the figures below are still real.