Back Bay Boston ZIP codes: 02116, 02115 and 02199

Back Bay ZIP codes compared

Zillow typical home values (ZHVI, mid-tier), August 2026. Zillow publishes no street or building values. 02199 covers the Prudential Center area, so its values do not describe brownstones.

Back Bay ZIP codes and what they cover

The map and table above show the three Back Bay ZIP codes and their neighbors, shaded by Zillow's typical home value. ZIP codes are mail routes, not neighborhood lines, and this page describes them by the addresses that use them rather than by drawn boundaries. Housing counts come from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, which approximate ZIP areas; they are 2020-2024 five-year estimates with margins of error. Values are Zillow's typical home value for August 2026.

02116: the main Back Bay ZIP

Official addresses across Back Bay use 02116: Arlington station at Arlington and Boylston Streets, Back Bay station at 145 Dartmouth Street, the Boston Public Library's Central Library at 700 Boylston Street, the Public Garden at 4 Charles Street and the Commonwealth Avenue Mall at 484 Commonwealth Avenue. The City of Boston's neighborhood table groups Back Bay with Beacon Hill and lists 02116 under that pair, so the ZIP is not a Back Bay-only line; check any address with USPS.

The Census estimates 14,152 housing units in ZCTA 02116 (plus or minus 688), of which 11,513 are occupied: 4,035 owner-occupied and 7,478 renter-occupied. Zillow's typical home value in 02116 was $1,355,771 in August 2026, up 0.6% over twelve months. The typical condo value was $1,298,982 and the typical single-family value $1,818,983.

02115: shared with the Fenway and Longwood

02115 appears on addresses at Back Bay's southwestern edge, such as the Christian Science Plaza's Welcome Hall at 210 Massachusetts Avenue, and it is shared with the Fenway and Longwood areas, so its figures describe a much wider and different mix of housing than Back Bay's rowhouse blocks.

The Census estimates 11,514 housing units in ZCTA 02115 (plus or minus 607), with 9,873 occupied: 1,439 owner-occupied and 8,434 renter-occupied. Zillow's typical home value was $933,201 in August 2026, down 5.4% over the year, with a typical condo value of $894,042 and a typical single-family value of $1,026,642.

02199: the Prudential Center area

The Prudential Center, with its Boylston Street entrance at 800 Boylston Street, uses 02199. Its housing is in towers, not brownstones. The Census estimates 1,160 housing units in ZCTA 02199 (plus or minus 205), with 775 occupied: 6 owner-occupied and 769 renter-occupied. Zillow's typical home value there was $3,619,095 in August 2026, down 2.3%, and the typical condo value $4,168,272. Those figures describe tower condos and should not be used to price a brownstone. The tower market is also why 02199 shows up in national rankings: NBC Boston reported in November 2021 that a PropertyShark study ranked 02199 the second most expensive ZIP code in the country, with a median sale price of $5.5 million.

02215: Kenmore and the Fens

02215 is the ZIP just west of Back Bay. The City's table lists it, with 02115, under Fenway/Kenmore, and the Back Bay Fens at 100 Park Drive and Kenmore station both use it. It is not a Back Bay brownstone ZIP, though the blocks around Charlesgate sit close to it.

Neighboring ZIP codes

Two nearby addresses use other ZIPs. Massachusetts Avenue station on the Orange Line, at the southern edge of Back Bay, has a 02118 address, the South End's ZIP. The Back Bay Fens, west of Charlesgate, is at 100 Park Drive, 02215, with Kenmore station also in 02215. Beacon Hill (02108) and the South End (02118) appear in the table for comparison.

Boston ZIP codes by neighborhood

The City of Boston publishes a table of its neighborhoods and the ZIP codes in each. It pairs Back Bay with Beacon Hill and lists nine codes for the two together, but most are not on everyday street addresses: the official street addresses cited on this page use 02116, 02115, 02199, 02215 and 02118. The table, as the City prints it:

The table is a mailing guide, not a boundary map: a ZIP listed under one neighborhood can reach into the next. For Back Bay's rowhouse streets the codes that matter are 02116 first, then 02115 and 02199 at the edges. Where Back Bay's streets sit within those lines is set out in the guide to the Back Bay neighborhood.

Which ZIP code for Back Bay brownstones?

For the rowhouse streets, 02116 is the ZIP to use. Beacon Street, Marlborough Street, Commonwealth Avenue and Newbury Street run through the area where official addresses use 02116, and Zillow's 02116 condo value of $1,298,982 is the closest published figure for a typical brownstone condo. The guide to each Back Bay street covers how the blocks differ, since Zillow publishes no street or building values.

Treat 02115 and 02199 figures with care. 02115 takes in a large housing stock outside Back Bay, most of it rented (8,434 of 9,873 occupied units), and 02199's values reflect tower condos. For trends over time, see the Back Bay housing market report; for what a specific home might sell for, recent closed sales on its street matter more than any ZIP figure. A Back Bay agent we recommend can pull those for your building, and the steps for selling a brownstone home in Back Bay explain the rest.

How to confirm a property's ZIP code

• Look the address up with the USPS ZIP Code lookup.
• Check the deed or the City of Boston's property record for the mailing address.
• Remember that a ZIP code does not set school options, parking permit areas or tax rates; Boston's FY2026 residential rate of $12.40 per $1,000 applies citywide.

For what the neighborhood is like beyond its ZIP codes, see living in Back Bay.

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