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01256

ZIP 01256 is Savoy, Massachusetts, in Berkshire County; area code 413; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Berkshire
Metro area
Pittsfield, MA
Population
795
Coordinates
42.5942, -73.0223
☼ Live from 01256 — Savoy, MA

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Where 01256 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 01256
  • 🔢 Type 01256 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSZIO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 1,256 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 157. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011101000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 01255 (Sandisfield, MA, 34 mi away) and 01257 (Sheffield, MA, 39 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 01256 becomes 65210, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 67 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01526, 01562, 02156, 02561, 02651, 05261, …). The farthest-flung twin is 51062 in Westfield, IA, 1,191 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 93%.
  • 🎯1,337 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 01256 and you would come out at 42.59°S, 106.98°E — 882 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 19m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 03m.
  • 📏 At 35.9 square miles of land, 01256 is bigger than 50% of ZIP codes — room for about 27 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population795This ZIP795
Households373This ZIP373
Housing units429This ZIP429
Median age49.8This ZIP49.8Massachusetts40.0US 38.9
Median household income$61,328This ZIP$61,328Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734
Median home value$285,200This ZIP$285,200Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher25.9%This ZIP25.9%
Mean commute33.3 minThis ZIP33.3 min
Population density22.2 / sq miThis ZIP22.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments7This ZIP7
Employees17This ZIP17
Annual payroll$676,000This ZIP$676,000
Tax returns filed360This ZIP360
Total adjusted gross income$25,361,000This ZIP$25,361,000

Land area

Land area35.85 sq miThis ZIP35.85 sq mi
Water area0.18 sq miThis ZIP0.18 sq mi

ZIP codes near 01256

ZIPCityDistance
01343 Drury, MA 4.6 mi
01270 Windsor, MA 5.3 mi
01220 Adams, MA 5.4 mi
01225 Cheshire, MA 6.8 mi
01339 Charlemont, MA 6.9 mi
01070 Plainfield, MA 7.1 mi
01247 North Adams, MA 7.9 mi
01367 Rowe, MA 8.6 mi
01350 Monroe Bridge, MA 9.4 mi
01026 Cummington, MA 9.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 01256?

01256 is in Savoy, Massachusetts, in Berkshire County, part of the Pittsfield, MA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.5942, -73.0223.

What county is 01256 in?

01256 lies in Berkshire County.

What area code is 01256?

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

What time zone is 01256 in?

01256 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 01256?

About 795 people live in ZIP code 01256, in 373 households, at 22.2 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 01256?

$61,328 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.

What ZIP codes are near 01256?

The closest are 01343 (4.6 mi), 01270 (5.3 mi), 01220 (5.4 mi), 01225 (6.8 mi) and 01339 (6.9 mi).

Is 01256 a PO Box ZIP code?

01256 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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