Zoning · ZIP 02139
Zoning in Cambridge, MA
ZIP 02139 (Massachusetts) — zoning summary sourced from Municipal planning departments. Refreshed on the cadence of the primary regulator with every claim cited to the source record.
What lands here
Pages translate the city's zoning code into plain English for the ZIP's dominant classifications, with a link to the planning department's official map.
Source & refresh
Municipal planning departments. Refreshed annual plus ad-hoc rezonings. Stale data is flagged, never silently served. Primary source →
Limitations specific to this source
Top-25 cities covered at launch. Houston has no zoning laws (special handling). Elsewhere, zipradar links to the planning department's portal.
Massachusetts context
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See Massachusetts state page for the full state-level rollup across all 12 dimensions.
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Full dashboard for ZIP 02139
Zoning is one of twelve dimensions zipradar federates per address. See the full federated summary for ZIP 02139:
Open Cambridge, MA dashboard →Frequently asked questions
What is the zoning for ZIP 02139?
Zoning for ZIP 02139 (Cambridge, Massachusetts) is federated from Municipal planning departments. Pages translate the city's zoning code into plain English for the ZIP's dominant classifications, with a link to the planning department's official map. Refreshed annual plus ad-hoc rezonings — see /methodology for full source citations and refresh-cadence details.
Where does the zoning data come from?
Municipal planning departments (primary regulator). zipradar federates zoning on the regulator's published cadence: annual plus ad-hoc rezonings. Every claim cites the source record; stale data is flagged, never silently served. The primary source URL: https://zipradar.org/methodology/.
What are the limitations of zoning data?
Top-25 cities covered at launch. Houston has no zoning laws (special handling). Elsewhere, zipradar links to the planning department's portal.
Is ZIP 02139 (Cambridge) data current?
Last verified 2026-06-03. Zoning for ZIP 02139 refreshes annual plus ad-hoc rezonings per Municipal planning departments cadence. See the full ZIP dashboard at /zip/02139/ for all 12 dimensions side-by-side.