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01068

ZIP 01068 is Oakham, Massachusetts, in Worcester County; area codes 774 and 508; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Worcester
Metro area
Worcester, MA
Population
1,639
Coordinates
42.3539, -72.0607
☼ Live from 01068 — Oakham, MA

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Where 01068 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 01068
  • 🔢 Type 01068 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BgOIO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 1,068 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 89. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000101100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 01066 (North Hatfield, MA, 29 mi away) and 01069 (Palmer, MA, 17 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 01068 becomes 86010, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00681, 01086, 01608, 01860, 06018, 06081, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86001 in Flagstaff, AZ, 2,170 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 94%.
  • 🎯1,386 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 01068 and you would come out at 42.35°S, 107.94°E — 840 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 04m.
  • 📏 At 21.7 square miles of land, 01068 is bigger than 39% of ZIP codes — room for about 16 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,639This ZIP1,639
Households628This ZIP628
Housing units687This ZIP687
Median age49.0This ZIP49.0Massachusetts40.0US 38.9
Median household income$102,000This ZIP$102,000Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734
Median home value$420,100This ZIP$420,100Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,174This ZIP$1,174Massachusetts$1,762US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher40.3%This ZIP40.3%
Mean commute38.5 minThis ZIP38.5 min
Population density75.5 / sq miThis ZIP75.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments37This ZIP37
Employees89This ZIP89
Annual payroll$5,604,000This ZIP$5,604,000
Tax returns filed1,020This ZIP1,020
Total adjusted gross income$84,765,000This ZIP$84,765,000

Land area

Land area21.72 sq miThis ZIP21.72 sq mi
Water area0.40 sq miThis ZIP0.40 sq mi

ZIP codes near 01068

ZIPCityDistance
01074 South Barre, MA 2.9 mi
01094 Wheelwright, MA 4.2 mi
01531 New Braintree, MA 4.2 mi
01005 Barre, MA 5.2 mi
01543 Rutland, MA 5.2 mi
01535 North Brookfield, MA 6.0 mi
01031 Gilbertville, MA 6.9 mi
01037 Hardwick, MA 7.1 mi
01612 Paxton, MA 7.8 mi
01562 Spencer, MA 8.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 01068?

01068 is in Oakham, Massachusetts, in Worcester County, part of the Worcester, MA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.3539, -72.0607.

What county is 01068 in?

01068 lies in Worcester County.

What area code is 01068?

Oakham uses area codes 774 and 508, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 01068 in?

01068 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 01068?

About 1,639 people live in ZIP code 01068, in 628 households, at 75.5 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 01068?

$102,000 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.

What ZIP codes are near 01068?

The closest are 01074 (2.9 mi), 01094 (4.2 mi), 01531 (4.2 mi), 01005 (5.2 mi) and 01543 (5.2 mi).

Is 01068 a PO Box ZIP code?

01068 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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