01242
ZIP 01242 is Lenox Dale, Massachusetts, in Berkshire County; area code 413; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Berkshire
- Metro area
- Pittsfield, MA
- Population
- 29
- Coordinates
- 42.3337, -73.2492
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Where 01242 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.
- 🔢 Type 01242 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhZIO — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 1,242 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 23. Its digits add up to 9, a total 375 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10011011010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 01240 (Lenox, MA, 3 mi away) and 01243 (Middlefield, MA, 10 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 01242 becomes 24210 — and that is a real ZIP code: Abingdon, VA, 605 miles away.
- 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01224, 02124, 02142, 02241, 02421, 04122, …). The farthest-flung twin is 42021 in Arlington, KY, 920 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 92%.
- 🎯1,326 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 01242 and you would come out at 42.33°S, 106.75°E — 874 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 05m.
- 📏 At 0.459 square miles of land, 01242 is bigger than 5% of ZIP codes — about 222 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 29This ZIP29 |
|---|---|
| Households | 0 |
| Housing units | 58This ZIP58 |
| Median age | 48.9This ZIP48.9Massachusetts40.0US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 63.2 / sq miThis ZIP63.2 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 13This ZIP13 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 105This ZIP105 |
| Annual payroll | $5,979,000This ZIP$5,979,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.46 sq miThis ZIP0.46 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 01242
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 01242
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
01238 | Lee, MA | 2.5 mi |
01240 | Lenox, MA | 3.5 mi |
01262 | Stockbridge, MA | 4.2 mi |
01202 | Pittsfield, MA | 4.2 mi |
01203 | Pittsfield, MA | 4.2 mi |
01263 | Stockbridge, MA | 4.2 mi |
01260 | South Lee, MA | 5.2 mi |
01229 | Glendale, MA | 6.2 mi |
01254 | Richmond, MA | 6.8 mi |
01266 | West Stockbridge, MA | 7.2 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 01242?
01242 is in Lenox Dale, Massachusetts, in Berkshire County, part of the Pittsfield, MA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.3337, -73.2492.
What county is 01242 in?
01242 lies in Berkshire County.
What area code is 01242?
Lenox Dale uses area code 413, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 01242 in?
01242 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 01242?
About 29 people live in ZIP code 01242, at 63.2 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 01242?
The closest are 01238 (2.5 mi), 01240 (3.5 mi), 01262 (4.2 mi), 01202 (4.2 mi) and 01203 (4.2 mi).
Is 01242 a PO Box ZIP code?
01242 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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