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01253

ZIP 01253 is Otis, Massachusetts, in Berkshire County; area code 413; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Berkshire
Metro area
Pittsfield, MA
Population
936
Coordinates
42.2067, -73.1132
☼ Live from 01253 — Otis, MA

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Where 01253 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 01253
  • 🔢 Type 01253 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESZIO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 1,253 = 7 × 179. Its digits add up to 11, a total 714 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011100101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 01252 (North Egremont, MA, 17 mi away) and 01254 (Richmond, MA, 18 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 01253 becomes 35210 — and that is a real ZIP code: Birmingham, AL, 949 miles away.
  • 👥 73 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01235, 01523, 01532, 02135, 02153, 02351, …). The farthest-flung twin is 51023 in Hawarden, IA, 1,185 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 93%.
  • 🎯1,333 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 01253 and you would come out at 42.21°S, 106.89°E — 863 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 16m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 05m.
  • 📏 At 21.2 square miles of land, 01253 is bigger than 38% of ZIP codes — room for about 16 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population936This ZIP936
Households401This ZIP401
Housing units648This ZIP648
Median age46.8This ZIP46.8Massachusetts40.0US 38.9
Median household income$116,806This ZIP$116,806Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734
Median home value$390,900This ZIP$390,900Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher40.6%This ZIP40.6%
Mean commute31.2 minThis ZIP31.2 min
Population density44.1 / sq miThis ZIP44.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments24This ZIP24
Employees140This ZIP140
Annual payroll$5,806,000This ZIP$5,806,000
Tax returns filed490This ZIP490
Total adjusted gross income$44,317,000This ZIP$44,317,000

Land area

Land area21.21 sq miThis ZIP21.21 sq mi
Water area0.43 sq miThis ZIP0.43 sq mi

ZIP codes near 01253

ZIPCityDistance
01029 East Otis, MA 4.5 mi
01264 Tyringham, MA 4.7 mi
01245 Monterey, MA 5.5 mi
01223 Becket, MA 6.7 mi
01255 Sandisfield, MA 7.2 mi
01008 Blandford, MA 7.7 mi
01238 Lee, MA 8.8 mi
01260 South Lee, MA 9.1 mi
01011 Chester, MA 9.5 mi
01244 Mill River, MA 10.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 01253?

01253 is in Otis, Massachusetts, in Berkshire County, part of the Pittsfield, MA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.2067, -73.1132.

What county is 01253 in?

01253 lies in Berkshire County.

What area code is 01253?

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

What time zone is 01253 in?

01253 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 01253?

About 936 people live in ZIP code 01253, in 401 households, at 44.1 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 01253?

$116,806 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.

What ZIP codes are near 01253?

The closest are 01029 (4.5 mi), 01264 (4.7 mi), 01245 (5.5 mi), 01223 (6.7 mi) and 01255 (7.2 mi).

Is 01253 a PO Box ZIP code?

01253 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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