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01236

ZIP 01236 is Housatonic, Massachusetts, in Berkshire County; area code 413; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Berkshire
Metro area
Pittsfield, MA
Population
1,458
Coordinates
42.2745, -73.3862
☼ Live from 01236 — Housatonic, MA

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Where 01236 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 01236
  • 🔢 Type 01236 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gEZIO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 1,236 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 103. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 01235 (Hinsdale, MA, 20 mi away) and 01237 (Lanesborough, MA, 20 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 01236 becomes 63210, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 62 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01263, 02136, 02163, 02361, 02631, 03216, …). The farthest-flung twin is 32610 in Gainesville, FL, 1,005 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 92%.
  • 🎯1,319 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 01236 and you would come out at 42.27°S, 106.61°E — 875 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 16m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 05m.
  • 📏 At 6.6 square miles of land, 01236 is bigger than 22% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,458This ZIP1,458
Households596This ZIP596
Housing units720This ZIP720
Median age57.0This ZIP57.0Massachusetts40.0US 38.9
Median household income$111,250This ZIP$111,250Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734
Median home value$504,900This ZIP$504,900Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher59.6%This ZIP59.6%
Mean commute20.8 minThis ZIP20.8 min
Population density220.4 / sq miThis ZIP220.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments44This ZIP44
Employees392This ZIP392
Annual payroll$18,131,000This ZIP$18,131,000
Tax returns filed850This ZIP850
Total adjusted gross income$67,683,000This ZIP$67,683,000

Land area

Land area6.62 sq miThis ZIP6.62 sq mi
Water area0.07 sq miThis ZIP0.07 sq mi

Other place names in 01236

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ZIP codes near 01236

ZIPCityDistance
01229 Glendale, MA 2.0 mi
01266 West Stockbridge, MA 2.6 mi
01262 Stockbridge, MA 4.0 mi
12017 Austerlitz, NY 4.8 mi
01260 South Lee, MA 5.7 mi
01252 North Egremont, MA 6.1 mi
12165 Spencertown, NY 6.8 mi
01254 Richmond, MA 7.5 mi
01230 Great Barrington, MA 7.7 mi
01242 Lenox Dale, MA 8.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 01236?

01236 is in Housatonic, Massachusetts, in Berkshire County, part of the Pittsfield, MA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.2745, -73.3862.

What county is 01236 in?

01236 lies in Berkshire County.

What area code is 01236?

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

What time zone is 01236 in?

01236 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 01236?

About 1,458 people live in ZIP code 01236, in 596 households, at 220.4 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 01236?

$111,250 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.

What ZIP codes are near 01236?

The closest are 01229 (2 mi), 01266 (2.6 mi), 01262 (4 mi), 12017 (4.8 mi) and 01260 (5.7 mi).

Is 01236 a PO Box ZIP code?

01236 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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