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01056

ZIP 01056 is Ludlow, Massachusetts, in Hampden County; area code 413; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Hampden
Metro area
Springfield, MA
Population
20,904
Coordinates
42.1836, -72.4578
☼ Live from 01056 — Ludlow, MA

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Where 01056 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 01056
  • 🔢 Type 01056 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSOIO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 1,056 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 11. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000100000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 01054 (Leverett, MA, 20 mi away) and 01057 (Monson, MA, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 01056 becomes 65010 — and that is a real ZIP code: Ashland, MO, 1,063 miles away.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01506, 01560, 01605, 05061, 05601, 06051, …). The farthest-flung twin is 51060 in Ute, IA, 1,187 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 94%.
  • 🎯1,366 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 01056 and you would come out at 42.18°S, 107.54°E — 842 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 16m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 06m.
  • 📏 At 27.2 square miles of land, 01056 is bigger than 44% of ZIP codes — room for about 21 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population20,904This ZIP20,904
Households8,504This ZIP8,504
Housing units9,154This ZIP9,154
Median age44.3This ZIP44.3Massachusetts40.0US 38.9
Median household income$84,838This ZIP$84,838Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734
Median home value$335,300This ZIP$335,300Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,223This ZIP$1,223Massachusetts$1,762US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.0%This ZIP27.0%
Mean commute20.1 minThis ZIP20.1 min
Population density768.6 / sq miThis ZIP768.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments413This ZIP413
Employees4,175This ZIP4,175
Annual payroll$233,222,000This ZIP$233,222,000
Tax returns filed10,640This ZIP10,640
Total adjusted gross income$818,650,000This ZIP$818,650,000

Land area

Land area27.20 sq miThis ZIP27.20 sq mi
Water area1.14 sq miThis ZIP1.14 sq mi

ZIP codes near 01056

ZIPCityDistance
01151 Indian Orchard, MA 3.4 mi
01095 Wilbraham, MA 3.6 mi
01022 Chicopee, MA 4.4 mi
01129 Springfield, MA 4.7 mi
01033 Granby, MA 4.8 mi
01119 Springfield, MA 4.9 mi
01080 Three Rivers, MA 4.9 mi
01020 Chicopee, MA 5.4 mi
01009 Bondsville, MA 6.2 mi
01079 Thorndike, MA 6.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 01056?

01056 is in Ludlow, Massachusetts, in Hampden County, part of the Springfield, MA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.1836, -72.4578.

What county is 01056 in?

01056 lies in Hampden County.

What area code is 01056?

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

What time zone is 01056 in?

01056 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 01056?

About 20,904 people live in ZIP code 01056, in 8,504 households, at 768.6 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 01056?

$84,838 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.

What ZIP codes are near 01056?

The closest are 01151 (3.4 mi), 01095 (3.6 mi), 01022 (4.4 mi), 01129 (4.7 mi) and 01033 (4.8 mi).

Is 01056 a PO Box ZIP code?

01056 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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