01440
ZIP 01440 is Gardner, Massachusetts, in Worcester County; area code 978; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Worcester
- Metro area
- Worcester, MA
- Population
- 21,276
- Coordinates
- 42.5883, -71.9861
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Where 01440 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.
- 🔢 Type 01440 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhhIO — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 1,440 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 5. Its digits add up to 9, a total 375 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10110100000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 01438 (East Templeton, MA, 3 mi away) and 01441 (Westminster, MA, 5 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 01440 becomes 04410 — and that is a real ZIP code: Bradford, ME, 231 miles away.
- 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04014, 04041, 04104, 04401, 04410, 10044, …). The farthest-flung twin is 40140 in Garfield, KY, 825 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 95%.
- 🎯1,390 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 01440 and you would come out at 42.59°S, 108.01°E — 851 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 19m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 03m.
- 📏 At 24.5 square miles of land, 01440 is bigger than 41% of ZIP codes — room for about 19 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 21,276This ZIP21,276 |
|---|---|
| Households | 9,007This ZIP9,007 |
| Housing units | 9,555This ZIP9,555 |
| Median age | 43.7This ZIP43.7Massachusetts40.0US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $67,440This ZIP$67,440Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $303,500This ZIP$303,500Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,109This ZIP$1,109Massachusetts$1,762US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 23.9%This ZIP23.9% |
| Mean commute | 30.6 minThis ZIP30.6 min |
| Population density | 868.2 / sq miThis ZIP868.2 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 430This ZIP430 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 7,079This ZIP7,079 |
| Annual payroll | $376,115,000This ZIP$376,115,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 9,970This ZIP9,970 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $603,479,000This ZIP$603,479,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 24.51 sq miThis ZIP24.51 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 1.26 sq miThis ZIP1.26 sq mi |
Other place names in 01440
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 01440
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
01438 | East Templeton, MA | 3.2 mi |
01473 | Westminster, MA | 4.7 mi |
01441 | Westminster, MA | 4.8 mi |
01436 | Baldwinville, MA | 5.2 mi |
01468 | Templeton, MA | 5.2 mi |
01452 | Hubbardston, MA | 6.5 mi |
01475 | Winchendon, MA | 6.6 mi |
01430 | Ashburnham, MA | 6.7 mi |
01420 | Fitchburg, MA | 8.6 mi |
01431 | Ashby, MA | 9.9 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 01440?
01440 is in Gardner, Massachusetts, in Worcester County, part of the Worcester, MA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.5883, -71.9861.
What county is 01440 in?
01440 lies in Worcester County.
What area code is 01440?
Gardner uses area code 978, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 01440 in?
01440 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 01440?
About 21,276 people live in ZIP code 01440, in 9,007 households, at 868.2 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 01440?
$67,440 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.
What ZIP codes are near 01440?
The closest are 01438 (3.2 mi), 01473 (4.7 mi), 01441 (4.8 mi), 01436 (5.2 mi) and 01468 (5.2 mi).
Is 01440 a PO Box ZIP code?
01440 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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