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01079

ZIP 01079 is Thorndike, Massachusetts, in Hampden County; area code 413; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Hampden
Metro area
Springfield, MA
Population
438
Coordinates
42.1857, -72.3325
☼ Live from 01079 — Thorndike, MA

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Where 01079 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 01079
  • 🔢 Type 01079 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLOIO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 1,079 = 13 × 83. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000110111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 01077 (Southwick, MA, 25 mi away) and 01080 (Three Rivers, MA, 1 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 01079 becomes 97010 — and that is a real ZIP code: Bridal Veil, OR, 2,450 miles away.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00719, 00791, 00917, 00971, 01097, 01907, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09071 in APO AE, a military post office, 3,870 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 94%.
  • 🎯1,373 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 01079 and you would come out at 42.19°S, 107.67°E — 838 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 16m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 06m.
  • 📏 At 1.6 square miles of land, 01079 is bigger than 10% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population438This ZIP438
Households208This ZIP208
Housing units254This ZIP254
Median age48.9This ZIP48.9Massachusetts40.0US 38.9
Median household income$70,588This ZIP$70,588Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734
Median home value$263,400This ZIP$263,400Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher37.7%This ZIP37.7%
Population density272.6 / sq miThis ZIP272.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments7This ZIP7
Employees52This ZIP52
Annual payroll$2,262,000This ZIP$2,262,000

Land area

Land area1.61 sq miThis ZIP1.61 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 01079

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

ZIP codes near 01079

ZIPCityDistance
01069 Palmer, MA 1.3 mi
01080 Three Rivers, MA 1.5 mi
01009 Bondsville, MA 1.8 mi
01092 West Warren, MA 5.0 mi
01095 Wilbraham, MA 5.6 mi
01057 Monson, MA 6.4 mi
01056 Ludlow, MA 6.4 mi
01083 Warren, MA 7.0 mi
01007 Belchertown, MA 7.6 mi
01010 Brimfield, MA 7.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 01079?

01079 is in Thorndike, Massachusetts, in Hampden County, part of the Springfield, MA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.1857, -72.3325.

What county is 01079 in?

01079 lies in Hampden County.

What area code is 01079?

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

What time zone is 01079 in?

01079 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 01079?

About 438 people live in ZIP code 01079, in 208 households, at 272.6 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 01079?

$70,588 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.

What ZIP codes are near 01079?

The closest are 01069 (1.3 mi), 01080 (1.5 mi), 01009 (1.8 mi), 01092 (5 mi) and 01095 (5.6 mi).

Is 01079 a PO Box ZIP code?

01079 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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