Quincy, MA Facts, Population, Income, Demographics, Economy

Population (male): 46,122

Population (female): 48,044

Median Age: 39.6 years

Cost of Living: March 2019 cost of living index in Quincy: 140.1 (very high, U.S. average is 100)

Land Area: 16.8 square miles.

Population Density:

Zip Codes: 02169, 02170, 02171

Massachusett sachem Chickatawbut had his seat on a hill called Moswetuset Hummock prior to the settlement of the area by English colonists, situated east of the mouth of the Neponset River near what is now called Squantum. It was visited in 1621 by Plymouth Colony commander Myles Standish and Squanto, a native guide. Four years later, a party led by Captain Wollaston established a post on a low hill near the south shore of Quincy Bay east of present-day Black's Creek. The settlers found the area suitable for farming, as Chickatawbut and his group had cleared much of the land of trees. (The Indians used the name Passonagessit ("Little Neck of Land") for the area.) This settlement was named Mount Wollaston in honor of the leader, who left the area soon after 1625, bound for Virginia. The Wollaston neighborhood in Quincy still retains Captain Wollaston's name.

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21 SCHOOL ST 0.5 miles

21 SCHOOL ST
QUINCY, MA 2169
Categories: QUINCY MA

165 GRANITE ST 0.6 miles

165 GRANITE ST
QUINCY, MA 2169
Categories: QUINCY MA

500 Congress St Ste 1e, 1.4 miles

500 Congress St Ste 1e,
Quincy, MA 2169
Categories: Quincy MA

2 Adams Place Suite 305 2.2 miles

2 Adams Place Suite 305
Quincy, MA 2169
Categories: Quincy MA

10 FORBES RD STE 260E 2.6 miles

10 FORBES RD STE 260E
BRAINTREE, MA 2184
Categories: BRAINTREE MA

485 GRANITE ST 2.9 miles

485 GRANITE ST
BRAINTREE, MA 2184
Categories: BRAINTREE MA

340 Wood Rd, Suite 302, 3.2 miles

340 Wood Rd, Suite 302,
Braintree, MA 2184
Categories: Braintree MA

759 GRANITE ST 3.5 miles

759 GRANITE ST
BRAINTREE, MA 2184
Categories: BRAINTREE MA

2100 DORCHESTER AVE 3.7 miles

2100 DORCHESTER AVE
DORCHESTER, MA 2124
Categories: DORCHESTER MA

199 REEDSDALE RD 3.8 miles

199 REEDSDALE RD
MILTON, MA 2186
Categories: MILTON MA

250 POND ST 3.8 miles

250 POND ST
BRAINTREE, MA 2184
Categories: BRAINTREE MA

100 BAY STATE DR 3.9 miles

100 BAY STATE DR
BRAINTREE, MA 2184
Categories: BRAINTREE MA

92 HIGHLAND ST 3.9 miles

92 HIGHLAND ST
MILTON, MA 2186
Categories: MILTON MA

851 Main Street, 2nd Floor 5.8 miles

851 Main Street, 2nd Floor
S. Weymouth, MA 2190
Categories: S. Weymouth MA

850 HARRISON AVE STE 1N67 6.8 miles

850 HARRISON AVE STE 1N67
BOSTON, MA 2118
Categories: BOSTON MA

125 PARKER HILL AVE 7.5 miles

125 PARKER HILL AVE
BOSTON, MA 2120
Categories: BOSTON MA

101 ARCH ST STE 20 7.6 miles

101 ARCH ST STE 20
BOSTON, MA 2110
Categories: BOSTON MA

319 Longwood Ave, 7.9 miles

319 Longwood Ave,
Boston, MA 2115
Categories: Boston MA

1996 CENTRE ST 8.2 miles

1996 CENTRE ST
WEST ROXBURY, MA 2132
Categories: WEST ROXBURY MA

42 Washington Street 8.2 miles

42 Washington Street
Norwell, MA 2061
Categories: Norwell MA

98 N WASHINGTON ST STE 107 8.3 miles

98 N WASHINGTON ST STE 107
BOSTON, MA 2114
Categories: BOSTON MA

9 Faun Bar Avenue Ste 2 8.4 miles

9 Faun Bar Avenue Ste 2
WINTHROP, MA 2152
Categories: WINTHROP MA

1101 Beacon St, 1st floor 8.4 miles

1101 Beacon St, 1st floor
Brookline, MA 2446
Categories: Brookline MA

1 HARBORSIDE DR 8.5 miles

1 HARBORSIDE DR
EAST BOSTON, MA 2128
Categories: EAST BOSTON MA

1180 Beacon St Ste 1D, 8.6 miles

1180 Beacon St Ste 1D,
Brookline, MA 2446
Categories: Brookline MA

1285 Beacon St 8.6 miles

1285 Beacon St
Brookline, MA 2446
Categories: Brookline MA

200 PROVIDENCE HWY STE 202-203 8.6 miles

200 PROVIDENCE HWY STE 202-203
DEDHAM, MA 2026
Categories: DEDHAM MA

370 PROVIDENCE HWY 8.7 miles

370 PROVIDENCE HWY
DEDHAM, MA 2026
Categories: DEDHAM MA

223 Chief Justice Cushing Hwy, 8.8 miles

223 Chief Justice Cushing Hwy,
Cohasset, MA 2025
Categories: Cohasset MA

100 JOHN RD 8.9 miles

100 JOHN RD
CANTON, MA 2021
Categories: CANTON MA

358 HARVARD ST 8.9 miles

358 HARVARD ST
BROOKLINE, MA 2446
Categories: BROOKLINE MA

156 SAINT ANDREW RD 9.0 miles

156 SAINT ANDREW RD
EAST BOSTON, MA 2128
Categories: EAST BOSTON MA

75 Stockwell Dr 9.2 miles

75 Stockwell Dr
Avon, MA 2322
Categories: Avon MA

Onsite Only #1 9.2 miles

Onsite Only #1
Cambridge, MA 2139
Categories: Cambridge MA

52 CREST AVE STE 7A 9.2 miles

52 CREST AVE STE 7A
WINTHROP, MA 2152
Categories: WINTHROP MA

286 WASHINGTON ST 9.4 miles

286 WASHINGTON ST
STOUGHTON, MA 2072
Categories: STOUGHTON MA

500 CUMMINGS CTR Ste 4350 9.5 miles

500 CUMMINGS CTR Ste 4350
BEVERLY, MA 1915
Categories: BEVERLY MA

1400 CAMBRIDGE ST 9.8 miles

1400 CAMBRIDGE ST
CAMBRIDGE, MA 2139
Categories: CAMBRIDGE MA

1493 CAMBRIDGE ST 9.9 miles

1493 CAMBRIDGE ST
CAMBRIDGE, MA 2139
Categories: CAMBRIDGE MA

114 WESTERN AVE 9.9 miles

114 WESTERN AVE
ALLSTON, MA 2134
Categories: ALLSTON MA

124 WESTERN AVE 9.9 miles

124 WESTERN AVE
ALLSTON, MA 2134
Categories: ALLSTON MA

101 ACCESS RD STE 1B 10.1 miles

101 ACCESS RD STE 1B
NORWOOD, MA 2062
Categories: NORWOOD MA

736 CAMBRIDGE ST DEPARTMENT OF OCC HLTH AND TRAVEL 10.2 miles

736 CAMBRIDGE ST DEPARTMENT OF OCC HLTH AND TRAVEL
BRIGHTON, MA 2135
Categories: BRIGHTON MA

966 PARK ST UNIT B7 10.4 miles

966 PARK ST UNIT B7
STOUGHTON, MA 2072
Categories: STOUGHTON MA

5 MIDDLESEX AVE 10.5 miles

5 MIDDLESEX AVE
SOMERVILLE, MA 2145
Categories: SOMERVILLE MA

12 EVERETT ST 10.6 miles

12 EVERETT ST
CAMBRIDGE, MA 2138
Categories: CAMBRIDGE MA

16 WESTWOOD RD 10.6 miles

16 WESTWOOD RD
SOMERVILLE, MA 2143
Categories: SOMERVILLE MA

10 CAMBRIA ST 10.7 miles

10 CAMBRIA ST
SOMERVILLE, MA 2143
Categories: SOMERVILLE MA

1399 WASHINGTON ST 11.1 miles

1399 WASHINGTON ST
HANOVER, MA 2339
Categories: HANOVER MA

101 STATION LNDG 11.2 miles

101 STATION LNDG
MEDFORD, MA 2155
Categories: MEDFORD MA

1400 CENTRE ST, STE 208 11.2 miles

1400 CENTRE ST, STE 208
NEWTON CENTER, MA 2459
Categories: NEWTON CENTER MA

376 Arsenal Street 11.2 miles

376 Arsenal Street
Watertown, MA 2472
Categories: Watertown MA

38 VANDERBILT AVE STE E 11.3 miles

38 VANDERBILT AVE STE E
NORWOOD, MA 2062
Categories: NORWOOD MA

210 Quincy Ave, 11.3 miles

210 Quincy Ave,
Brockton, MA 2302
Categories: Brockton MA

335 Morse St, 1st Floor, 11.4 miles

335 Morse St, 1st Floor,
Norwood, MA 2062
Categories: Norwood MA

601 Concord Ave 11.7 miles

601 Concord Ave
Cambridge, MA 2138
Categories: Cambridge MA

7 INDEPENDENCE WAY APT 13 12.0 miles

7 INDEPENDENCE WAY APT 13
FRANKLIN, MA 2038
Categories: FRANKLIN MA

148 CHESTNUT ST 12.1 miles

148 CHESTNUT ST
NEEDHAM, MA 2492
Categories: NEEDHAM MA

922 HIGHLAND AVE 12.2 miles

922 HIGHLAND AVE
NEEDHAM, MA 2494
Categories: NEEDHAM MA

725 CONCORD AVE STE 5100 12.2 miles

725 CONCORD AVE STE 5100
CAMBRIDGE, MA 2138
Categories: CAMBRIDGE MA

286 NEHOIDEN ST 12.3 miles

286 NEHOIDEN ST
NEEDHAM, MA 2492
Categories: NEEDHAM MA

Onsite Only 12.4 miles

Onsite Only
Whitman, MA 2382
Categories: Whitman MA

219 CENTRE ST 12.5 miles

219 CENTRE ST
MALDEN, MA 2148
Categories: MALDEN MA

41 CARLETON RD 12.6 miles

41 CARLETON RD
BELMONT, MA 2478
Categories: BELMONT MA

37 MANNING ST 12.7 miles

37 MANNING ST
MEDFORD, MA 2155
Categories: MEDFORD MA

92 HIGH ST 12.8 miles

92 HIGH ST
MEDFORD, MA 2155
Categories: MEDFORD MA

1 MARINA PARK DR. 13.2 miles

1 MARINA PARK DR.
WEST NEWTON, MA 2465
Categories: WEST NEWTON MA

20 S BORDER RD 13.3 miles

20 S BORDER RD
MEDFORD, MA 2155
Categories: MEDFORD MA

70 HOPE AVE APT 409 14.9 miles

70 HOPE AVE APT 409
WALTHAM, MA 2453
Categories: WALTHAM MA

9 HOPE AVE 15.0 miles

9 HOPE AVE
WALTHAM, MA 2453
Categories: WALTHAM MA

51 Sawyer Rd Ste 200 15.1 miles

51 Sawyer Rd Ste 200
Waltham, MA 2453
Categories: Waltham MA

421 PINE ST 15.2 miles

421 PINE ST
MARSHFIELD, MA 2050
Categories: MARSHFIELD MA

1030 MAIN ST 15.4 miles

1030 MAIN ST
WALTHAM, MA 2451
Categories: WALTHAM MA

ON-SITE FOR POH ONLY 16.0 miles

ON-SITE FOR POH ONLY
STONEHAM, MA 2180
Categories: STONEHAM MA

371 BROADWAY 16.5 miles

371 BROADWAY
SAUGUS, MA 1906
Categories: SAUGUS MA

52 BOW ST 16.6 miles

52 BOW ST
STONEHAM, MA 2180
Categories: STONEHAM MA

271 WESTERN AVE STE102 16.6 miles

271 WESTERN AVE STE102
LYNN, MA 1904
Categories: LYNN MA

682 DEPOT ST 16.7 miles

682 DEPOT ST
NORTH EASTON, MA 2356
Categories: NORTH EASTON MA

On-site only 17.5 miles

On-site only
Wakefield, MA 1880
Categories: Wakefield MA

945 WORCESTER ST ROUTE 9W 17.9 miles

945 WORCESTER ST ROUTE 9W
NATICK, MA 1760
Categories: NATICK MA

16 Main Street 17.9 miles

16 Main Street
Stoneham, MA 2180
Categories: Stoneham MA

800 W CUMMINGS PARK STE 5225 18.0 miles

800 W CUMMINGS PARK STE 5225
WOBURN, MA 1801
Categories: WOBURN MA

600 W Cummings Park Ste 3400 18.0 miles

600 W Cummings Park Ste 3400
Woburn, MA 1801
Categories: Woburn MA

POH on-site only 18.1 miles

POH on-site only
WOBURN, MA 1801
Categories: WOBURN MA

Onsite Only 18.1 miles

Onsite Only
Woburn Ma, MA 1801
Categories: Woburn Ma MA

14 ROCKHILL ST 18.3 miles

14 ROCKHILL ST
FOXBORO, MA 2035
Categories: FOXBORO MA

35 BEDFORD ST 18.3 miles

35 BEDFORD ST
LEXINGTON, MA 2420
Categories: LEXINGTON MA

58 BEDFORD ST 18.3 miles

58 BEDFORD ST
LEXINGTON, MA 2420
Categories: LEXINGTON MA

10 Commercial St, 18.4 miles

10 Commercial St,
Foxboro, MA 2035
Categories: Foxboro MA

190 N MAIN ST 18.6 miles

190 N MAIN ST
NATICK, MA 1760
Categories: NATICK MA

90 MIDDLESEX TPKE 19.0 miles

90 MIDDLESEX TPKE
BURLINGTON, MA 1803
Categories: BURLINGTON MA

17 MAIN ST APT 2A 19.1 miles

17 MAIN ST APT 2A
WAKEFIELD, MA 1880
Categories: WAKEFIELD MA

1 ORTHOPEDICS DR LOWR LEVEL 19.5 miles

1 ORTHOPEDICS DR LOWR LEVEL
PEABODY, MA 1960
Categories: PEABODY MA

229 Andover Street 20.5 miles

229 Andover Street
Peabody, MA 1960
Categories: Peabody MA

140 Commonwealth Ave, 20.9 miles

140 Commonwealth Ave,
Danvers, MA 1923
Categories: Danvers MA

81B MAIN ST 21.0 miles

81B MAIN ST
MEDWAY, MA 2053
Categories: MEDWAY MA

50 WORCESTER RD STE 3 21.0 miles

50 WORCESTER RD STE 3
FRAMINGHAM, MA 1702
Categories: FRAMINGHAM MA

61 Lincoln St, Suite 308 21.3 miles

61 Lincoln St, Suite 308
Framingham, MA 1702
Categories: Framingham MA

7 FRANCINE RD 21.5 miles

7 FRANCINE RD
FRAMINGHAM, MA 1701
Categories: FRAMINGHAM MA

48 HAMILTON AVE 22.1 miles

48 HAMILTON AVE
BILLERICA, MA 1821
Categories: BILLERICA MA

620 MYLES STANDISH BLVD 22.2 miles

620 MYLES STANDISH BLVD
TAUNTON, MA 2780
Categories: TAUNTON MA

66B CONCORD ST 22.6 miles

66B CONCORD ST
WILMINGTON, MA 1887
Categories: WILMINGTON MA

774 SOUTH ST 22.7 miles

774 SOUTH ST
WRENTHAM, MA 2093
Categories: WRENTHAM MA

65 MUNROE DR 22.9 miles

65 MUNROE DR
N ATTLEBORO, MA 2760
Categories: N ATTLEBORO MA

160 BUNGAY RD 23.1 miles

160 BUNGAY RD
NORTH ATTLEBORO, MA 2760
Categories: NORTH ATTLEBORO MA

194 NORTH ST 24.0 miles

194 NORTH ST
DANVERS, MA 1923
Categories: DANVERS MA

32 LAURELWOOD DR 24.3 miles

32 LAURELWOOD DR
NORTH ATTLEBORO, MA 2760
Categories: NORTH ATTLEBORO MA

510 BOSTON RD 24.3 miles

510 BOSTON RD
BILLERICA, MA 1821
Categories: BILLERICA MA

895 MOUNT HOPE ST 24.5 miles

895 MOUNT HOPE ST
NORTH ATTLEBORO, MA 2760
Categories: NORTH ATTLEBORO MA

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Accredited Drug Testing offers various testing methods tailored to client requirements. Urine tests, with a detection period of 1 to 5 days, are widely used by employers, courts, and schools. Hair testing, however, is gaining popularity for its extended detection period of approximately 90 days.

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Drug testing panels refer to the group of substances being screened. Common panel types are 5-panel, 10-panel, and 12-panel tests, which indicate the number of drugs screened. Custom testing options are also available.

A Guide to Drug Testing

A drug test involves technical analysis of a biological sample—such as urine, hair, blood, breath, sweat, or saliva—to detect specified drugs or metabolites. Primary uses include identifying performance-enhancing drugs in sports, ensuring compliance with legal prohibitions in employment or probation, and assessing alcohol content through blood tests or breathalyzers. Testing methods vary in accuracy and detection periods. A drug test may offer quantitative chemical analysis of illegal substances to promote responsible use.

Can Passive Inhalation of Marijuana Smoke Cause a Positive Result?

Passive marijuana smoke inhalation does not typically cause a false positive, as cut-off levels in laboratories are set beyond incidental exposure levels.

Potential abnormalities in a urine screen, such as:

  • Low creatinine values could indicate sample tampering, either by dilution from excessive water intake or by adding water to the sample.
  • Creatinine levels, combined with specific gravity, assess if samples were diluted. To counteract this, test labs may use colored toilet water to prevent dilution from toilet water.
  • Some might attempt to stabilize urine with enzymes, which can alter pH levels, also tested during analysis.

Factors Affecting Drug Depuration Period

The detection window, or look-back period, for drugs in the system varies based on several factors, including:

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  • Type of drug consumed
  • Individual's metabolic rate and general health condition
  • Fluid intake post-drug use
  • Physical activity following drug intake
  • Genetic differences affecting drug metabolism

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Local Area Info: Quincy, Massachusetts

Quincy (/?kw?nzi/ KWIN-zee) is the largest city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of Metropolitan Boston and one of Boston's immediate southern suburbs. Its population in 2014 was 93,397, making it the eighth-largest city in the state. Known as the "City of Presidents," Quincy is the birthplace of two U.S. presidents—John Adams and his son John Quincy Adams—as well as John Hancock, a President of the Continental Congress and the first signer of the Declaration of Independence.

First settled in 1625, Quincy was briefly part of Dorchester and Boston before becoming the north precinct of Braintree in 1640. In 1792, Quincy was split off from Braintree; the new town was named after Colonel John Quincy, maternal grandfather of Abigail Adams and after whom John Quincy Adams was also named. Quincy became a city in 1888.

For more than a century, Quincy was home to a thriving granite industry; the city was also the site of the Granite Railway, the United States' first commercial railroad. Shipbuilding at the Fore River Shipyard was another key part of the city's economy. In the 20th century, both Howard Johnson's and Dunkin' Donuts were founded in the city.

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Population (male): 46,122

Population (female): 48,044

Median Age: 39.6 years

Cost of Living: March 2019 cost of living index in Quincy: 140.1 (very high, U.S. average is 100)

Land Area: 16.8 square miles.

Population Density:

Zip Codes: 02169, 02170, 02171

Massachusett sachem Chickatawbut had his seat on a hill called Moswetuset Hummock prior to the settlement of the area by English colonists, situated east of the mouth of the Neponset River near what is now called Squantum. It was visited in 1621 by Plymouth Colony commander Myles Standish and Squanto, a native guide. Four years later, a party led by Captain Wollaston established a post on a low hill near the south shore of Quincy Bay east of present-day Black's Creek. The settlers found the area suitable for farming, as Chickatawbut and his group had cleared much of the land of trees. (The Indians used the name Passonagessit ("Little Neck of Land") for the area.) This settlement was named Mount Wollaston in honor of the leader, who left the area soon after 1625, bound for Virginia. The Wollaston neighborhood in Quincy still retains Captain Wollaston's name.

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