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01069

ZIP 01069 is Palmer, Massachusetts, mostly in Hampden County; area code 413; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Hampden +1 more
Metro area
Springfield, MA
Population
8,821
Coordinates
42.1889, -72.3065
☼ Live from 01069 — Palmer, MA

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Where 01069 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 01069
  • 🔢 Type 01069 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GgOIO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 01069 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000101101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 01068 (Oakham, MA, 17 mi away) and 01070 (Plainfield, MA, 39 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 01069 becomes 96010 — and that is a real ZIP code: Big Bar, CA, 2,594 miles away.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00916, 00961, 01096, 01609, 01906, 01960, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09601 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,010 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 94%.
  • 🎯1,374 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 01069 and you would come out at 42.19°S, 107.69°E — 838 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 16m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 05m.
  • 📏 At 28.1 square miles of land, 01069 is bigger than 44% of ZIP codes — room for about 21 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,821This ZIP8,821
Households3,963This ZIP3,963
Housing units4,190This ZIP4,190
Median age52.8This ZIP52.8Massachusetts40.0US 38.9
Median household income$80,190This ZIP$80,190Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734
Median home value$274,000This ZIP$274,000Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,013This ZIP$1,013Massachusetts$1,762US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.7%This ZIP22.7%
Mean commute33.3 minThis ZIP33.3 min
Population density314.4 / sq miThis ZIP314.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments244This ZIP244
Employees3,403This ZIP3,403
Annual payroll$183,714,000This ZIP$183,714,000
Tax returns filed4,180This ZIP4,180
Total adjusted gross income$295,523,000This ZIP$295,523,000

Land area

Land area28.06 sq miThis ZIP28.06 sq mi
Water area0.32 sq miThis ZIP0.32 sq mi

Counties 01069 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Hampden County 100.0%
Hampshire County 0.0%

Other place names in 01069

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 01069

ZIPCityDistance
01079 Thorndike, MA 1.3 mi
01009 Bondsville, MA 2.4 mi
01080 Three Rivers, MA 2.8 mi
01092 West Warren, MA 3.7 mi
01083 Warren, MA 5.7 mi
01057 Monson, MA 6.6 mi
01010 Brimfield, MA 6.7 mi
01095 Wilbraham, MA 6.8 mi
01056 Ludlow, MA 7.8 mi
01082 Ware, MA 7.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 01069?

01069 is in Palmer, Massachusetts, in Hampden County, part of the Springfield, MA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.1889, -72.3065.

What county is 01069 in?

01069 spans 2 counties: Hampden County and Hampshire County. Most of it falls in Hampden County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 01069?

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

What time zone is 01069 in?

01069 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 01069?

About 8,821 people live in ZIP code 01069, in 3,963 households, at 314.4 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 01069?

$80,190 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.

What ZIP codes are near 01069?

The closest are 01079 (1.3 mi), 01009 (2.4 mi), 01080 (2.8 mi), 01092 (3.7 mi) and 01083 (5.7 mi).

Is 01069 a PO Box ZIP code?

01069 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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