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01225

ZIP 01225 is Cheshire, Massachusetts, in Berkshire County; area code 413; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Berkshire
Metro area
Pittsfield, MA
Population
3,216
Coordinates
42.5651, -73.1491
☼ Live from 01225 — Cheshire, MA

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Where 01225 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 01225
  • 🔢 Type 01225 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SZZIO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 1,225 = 5 × 5 × 7 × 7. Its digits add up to 10, a total 513 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011001001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 01224 (Berkshire, MA, 5 mi away) and 01226 (Dalton, MA, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 01225 becomes 52210 — and that is a real ZIP code: Brandon, IA, 959 miles away.
  • 👥 35 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01252, 01522, 02125, 02152, 02215, 10522, …). The farthest-flung twin is 51022 in Granville, IA, 1,148 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 93%.
  • 🎯1,330 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 01225 and you would come out at 42.57°S, 106.85°E — 884 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 19m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 03m.
  • 📏 At 26.8 square miles of land, 01225 is bigger than 43% of ZIP codes — room for about 20 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,216This ZIP3,216
Households1,515This ZIP1,515
Housing units1,676This ZIP1,676
Median age53.7This ZIP53.7Massachusetts40.0US 38.9
Median household income$69,803This ZIP$69,803Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734
Median home value$268,200This ZIP$268,200Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher26.9%This ZIP26.9%
Mean commute29.0 minThis ZIP29.0 min
Population density119.9 / sq miThis ZIP119.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments55This ZIP55
Employees429This ZIP429
Annual payroll$25,334,000This ZIP$25,334,000
Tax returns filed1,690This ZIP1,690
Total adjusted gross income$135,693,000This ZIP$135,693,000

Land area

Land area26.81 sq miThis ZIP26.81 sq mi
Water area0.71 sq miThis ZIP0.71 sq mi

Other place names in 01225

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ZIP codes near 01225

ZIPCityDistance
01220 Adams, MA 4.4 mi
01224 Berkshire, MA 5.0 mi
01237 Lanesborough, MA 5.8 mi
01226 Dalton, MA 5.9 mi
01270 Windsor, MA 6.0 mi
01227 Dalton, MA 6.4 mi
01256 Savoy, MA 6.8 mi
01267 Williamstown, MA 8.9 mi
01247 North Adams, MA 9.5 mi
01201 Pittsfield, MA 10.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 01225?

01225 is in Cheshire, Massachusetts, in Berkshire County, part of the Pittsfield, MA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.5651, -73.1491.

What county is 01225 in?

01225 lies in Berkshire County.

What area code is 01225?

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

What time zone is 01225 in?

01225 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 01225?

About 3,216 people live in ZIP code 01225, in 1,515 households, at 119.9 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 01225?

$69,803 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.

What ZIP codes are near 01225?

The closest are 01220 (4.4 mi), 01224 (5 mi), 01237 (5.8 mi), 01226 (5.9 mi) and 01270 (6 mi).

Is 01225 a PO Box ZIP code?

01225 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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