By Theresa Knapp 

In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, Local Town Pages consulted research conducted by Zipatlas.com. The information is arranged by zip code and states that South Walpole, MA (pop 993), has the highest percentage of Irish population in Massachusetts at 44.29%, and has a national rank of 27 for the percentage of Irish per zip code in the country. 

Of the 427 zip codes listed in Massachusetts: 

• Holliston (pop. 13,801) ranks number 104 with a reported Irish population of 23.11% and ranks 725 in the nation, according to this research   

The top 10 Massachusetts zip codes with the highest reported Irish population include South Walpole (44.29%), Milton (38.45%), West Roxbury (35.94%), Braintree (35.65%), Marshfield (35.33%), Scituate (35.21%), South Weymouth (34.08%), Weymouth (34.02%), Pembroke (33.59%) and Abington (33.11%). 

This site also ranked 26,819 American “cities” and found that Little Switzerland, NC (pop. 46) and Etoile, KY (pop. 63) are tied for first and second place, respectively, with 100% of its population reporting as Irish. 

For more information, visit http://zipatlas.com/us/ma/city-comparison/percentage-irish-population.htm