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01420

ZIP 01420 is Fitchburg, Massachusetts, in Worcester County; area codes 978 and 351; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Worcester
Metro area
Worcester, MA
Population
41,839
Coordinates
42.5849, -71.8169
☼ Live from 01420 — Fitchburg, MA

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Where 01420 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 01420
  • 🔢 Type 01420 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZhIO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 1,420 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 71. Its digits add up to 7, a total 150 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10110001100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 01380 (Wendell Depot, MA, 30 mi away) and 01430 (Ashburnham, MA, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 01420 becomes 02410, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01240, 02041, 02140, 04021, 04102, 04210, …). The farthest-flung twin is 42001 in Paducah, KY, 973 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 95%.
  • 🎯1,398 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 01420 and you would come out at 42.58°S, 108.18°E — 846 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 19m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 03m.
  • 📏 At 30.1 square miles of land, 01420 is bigger than 46% of ZIP codes — room for about 23 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population41,839This ZIP41,839
Households16,709This ZIP16,709
Housing units17,794This ZIP17,794
Median age36.3This ZIP36.3Massachusetts40.0US 38.9
Median household income$72,780This ZIP$72,780Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734
Median home value$335,300This ZIP$335,300Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,222This ZIP$1,222Massachusetts$1,762US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.0%This ZIP25.0%
Mean commute27.1 minThis ZIP27.1 min
Population density1,391.9 / sq miThis ZIP1,391.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments783This ZIP783
Employees10,364This ZIP10,364
Annual payroll$507,371,000This ZIP$507,371,000
Tax returns filed20,090This ZIP20,090
Total adjusted gross income$1,155,978,000This ZIP$1,155,978,000

Land area

Land area30.06 sq miThis ZIP30.06 sq mi
Water area0.69 sq miThis ZIP0.69 sq mi

Other place names in 01420

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ZIP codes near 01420

ZIPCityDistance
01462 Lunenburg, MA 4.9 mi
01473 Westminster, MA 5.0 mi
01453 Leominster, MA 5.3 mi
01441 Westminster, MA 5.5 mi
01431 Ashby, MA 6.4 mi
01474 West Townsend, MA 7.0 mi
01430 Ashburnham, MA 8.0 mi
01469 Townsend, MA 8.3 mi
01440 Gardner, MA 8.6 mi
01464 Shirley, MA 9.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 01420?

01420 is in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, in Worcester County, part of the Worcester, MA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.5849, -71.8169.

What county is 01420 in?

01420 lies in Worcester County.

What area code is 01420?

Fitchburg uses area codes 978 and 351, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 01420 in?

01420 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 01420?

About 41,839 people live in ZIP code 01420, in 16,709 households, at 1,391.9 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 01420?

$72,780 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.

What ZIP codes are near 01420?

The closest are 01462 (4.9 mi), 01473 (5 mi), 01453 (5.3 mi), 01441 (5.5 mi) and 01431 (6.4 mi).

Is 01420 a PO Box ZIP code?

01420 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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