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01257

ZIP 01257 is Sheffield, Massachusetts, in Berkshire County; area code 413; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Berkshire
Metro area
Pittsfield, MA
Population
2,348
Coordinates
42.0852, -73.3675
☼ Live from 01257 — Sheffield, MA

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Where 01257 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 01257
  • 🔢 Type 01257 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LSZIO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 1,257 = 3 × 419. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011101001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 01256 (Savoy, MA, 39 mi away) and 01258 (South Egremont, MA, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 01257 becomes 75210 — and that is a real ZIP code: Dallas, TX, 1,429 miles away.
  • 👥 65 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01527, 01752, 02571, 02715, 07512, 10275, …). The farthest-flung twin is 75102 in Barry, TX, 1,450 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 92%.
  • 🎯1,320 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 01257 and you would come out at 42.09°S, 106.63°E — 864 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 15m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 06m.
  • 📏 At 33.9 square miles of land, 01257 is bigger than 49% of ZIP codes — room for about 26 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,348This ZIP2,348
Households906This ZIP906
Housing units1,110This ZIP1,110
Median age49.4This ZIP49.4Massachusetts40.0US 38.9
Median household income$102,788This ZIP$102,788Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734
Median home value$441,000This ZIP$441,000Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,125This ZIP$2,125Massachusetts$1,762US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher38.8%This ZIP38.8%
Mean commute18.1 minThis ZIP18.1 min
Population density69.3 / sq miThis ZIP69.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments112This ZIP112
Employees1,127This ZIP1,127
Annual payroll$64,182,000This ZIP$64,182,000
Tax returns filed1,230This ZIP1,230
Total adjusted gross income$146,091,000This ZIP$146,091,000

Land area

Land area33.90 sq miThis ZIP33.90 sq mi
Water area0.81 sq miThis ZIP0.81 sq mi

ZIP codes near 01257

ZIPCityDistance
01222 Ashley Falls, MA 3.0 mi
06079 Taconic, CT 3.4 mi
06018 Canaan, CT 4.4 mi
01244 Mill River, MA 5.1 mi
01258 South Egremont, MA 5.3 mi
06068 Salisbury, CT 6.1 mi
01230 Great Barrington, MA 6.5 mi
06024 East Canaan, CT 6.8 mi
01259 Southfield, MA 7.2 mi
12517 Copake Falls, NY 7.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 01257?

01257 is in Sheffield, Massachusetts, in Berkshire County, part of the Pittsfield, MA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.0852, -73.3675.

What county is 01257 in?

01257 lies in Berkshire County.

What area code is 01257?

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

What time zone is 01257 in?

01257 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 01257?

About 2,348 people live in ZIP code 01257, in 906 households, at 69.3 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 01257?

$102,788 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.

What ZIP codes are near 01257?

The closest are 01222 (3 mi), 06079 (3.4 mi), 06018 (4.4 mi), 01244 (5.1 mi) and 01258 (5.3 mi).

Is 01257 a PO Box ZIP code?

01257 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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