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01331

ZIP 01331 is Athol, Massachusetts, mostly in Worcester County; area code 978; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Worcester +1 more
Metro area
Worcester, MA
Population
13,922
Coordinates
42.5702, -72.1829
☼ Live from 01331 — Athol, MA

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Where 01331 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 01331
  • 🔢 Type 01331 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IEEIO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 1,331 = 11 × 11 × 11. Its digits add up to 8, a total 251 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10100110011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 01330 (Ashfield, MA, 33 mi away) and 01337 (Bernardston, MA, 22 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 01331 becomes 13310 — and that is a real ZIP code: Bouckville, NY, 173 miles away.
  • 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (10133, 10313, 13031, 13103, 13301, 13310, …). The farthest-flung twin is 33101 in Miami, FL, 1,246 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 94%.
  • 🎯1,380 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 01331 and you would come out at 42.57°S, 107.82°E — 856 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 19m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 03m.
  • 📏 At 54.2 square miles of land, 01331 is bigger than 62% of ZIP codes — room for about 41 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population13,922This ZIP13,922
Households5,396This ZIP5,396
Housing units6,000This ZIP6,000
Median age42.0This ZIP42.0Massachusetts40.0US 38.9
Median household income$72,181This ZIP$72,181Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734
Median home value$281,400This ZIP$281,400Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,160This ZIP$1,160Massachusetts$1,762US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.1%This ZIP21.1%
Mean commute27.2 minThis ZIP27.2 min
Population density257.0 / sq miThis ZIP257.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments232This ZIP232
Employees3,428This ZIP3,428
Annual payroll$141,660,000This ZIP$141,660,000
Tax returns filed6,690This ZIP6,690
Total adjusted gross income$413,843,000This ZIP$413,843,000

Land area

Land area54.16 sq miThis ZIP54.16 sq mi
Water area1.46 sq miThis ZIP1.46 sq mi

Counties 01331 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Worcester County 99.7%
Franklin County 0.3%

Other place names in 01331

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ZIP codes near 01331

ZIPCityDistance
01436 Baldwinville, MA 5.4 mi
01366 Petersham, MA 5.4 mi
01364 Orange, MA 6.1 mi
01468 Templeton, MA 6.1 mi
01368 Royalston, MA 7.4 mi
01438 East Templeton, MA 7.5 mi
01475 Winchendon, MA 9.4 mi
01440 Gardner, MA 10.1 mi
01452 Hubbardston, MA 10.6 mi
01355 New Salem, MA 10.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 01331?

01331 is in Athol, Massachusetts, in Worcester County, part of the Worcester, MA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.5702, -72.1829.

What county is 01331 in?

01331 spans 2 counties: Worcester County and Franklin County. Most of it falls in Worcester County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 01331?

Athol uses area code 978, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 01331 in?

01331 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 01331?

About 13,922 people live in ZIP code 01331, in 5,396 households, at 257.0 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 01331?

$72,181 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.

What ZIP codes are near 01331?

The closest are 01436 (5.4 mi), 01366 (5.4 mi), 01364 (6.1 mi), 01468 (6.1 mi) and 01368 (7.4 mi).

Is 01331 a PO Box ZIP code?

01331 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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