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01040

ZIP 01040 is in Holyoke, Massachusetts, in Hampden County; area code 413; Eastern time. Holyoke has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 01041.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Hampden
Metro area
Springfield, MA
Population
37,813
Coordinates
42.2117, -72.6424
☼ Live from 01040 — Holyoke, MA

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Where 01040 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 01040
  • 🔢 Type 01040 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhOIO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 1,040 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 13. Its digits add up to 5, a total 55 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 01039 (Haydenville, MA, 14 mi away) and 01041 (Holyoke, MA, 1 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 01040 becomes 04010 — and that is a real ZIP code: Brownfield, ME, 147 miles away.
  • 👥 6 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01004, 04001, 04010, 10004, 10040, 40010). The farthest-flung twin is 40010 in Buckner, KY, 725 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 94%.
  • 🎯1,357 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 01040 and you would come out at 42.21°S, 107.36°E — 849 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 16m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 05m.
  • 📏 At 21.2 square miles of land, 01040 is bigger than 38% of ZIP codes — room for about 16 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population37,813This ZIP37,813
Households15,618This ZIP15,618
Housing units17,057This ZIP17,057
Median age40.0This ZIP40.0Massachusetts40.0US 38.9
Median household income$53,605This ZIP$53,605Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734
Median home value$274,100This ZIP$274,100Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,021This ZIP$1,021Massachusetts$1,762US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.9%This ZIP25.9%
Mean commute19.3 minThis ZIP19.3 min
Population density1,786.2 / sq miThis ZIP1,786.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments827This ZIP827
Employees16,879This ZIP16,879
Annual payroll$929,704,000This ZIP$929,704,000
Tax returns filed16,820This ZIP16,820
Total adjusted gross income$915,970,000This ZIP$915,970,000

Land area

Land area21.17 sq miThis ZIP21.17 sq mi
Water area1.63 sq miThis ZIP1.63 sq mi

Other place names in 01040

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ZIP codes near 01040

ZIPCityDistance
01041 Holyoke, MA 1.4 mi
01014 Chicopee, MA 3.4 mi
01021 Chicopee, MA 3.4 mi
01090 West Springfield, MA 3.4 mi
01102 Springfield, MA 3.4 mi
01111 Springfield, MA 3.4 mi
01116 Longmeadow, MA 3.4 mi
01138 Springfield, MA 3.4 mi
01139 Springfield, MA 3.4 mi
01152 Springfield, MA 3.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 01040?

01040 is in Holyoke, Massachusetts, in Hampden County, part of the Springfield, MA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.2117, -72.6424.

What county is 01040 in?

01040 lies in Hampden County.

What area code is 01040?

Holyoke uses area code 413, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 01040 in?

01040 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 01040?

About 37,813 people live in ZIP code 01040, in 15,618 households, at 1,786.2 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 01040?

$53,605 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.

What ZIP codes are near 01040?

The closest are 01041 (1.4 mi), 01014 (3.4 mi), 01021 (3.4 mi), 01090 (3.4 mi) and 01102 (3.4 mi).

Is 01040 a PO Box ZIP code?

01040 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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