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01462

ZIP 01462 is Lunenburg, 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
11,919
Coordinates
42.5826, -71.7205
☼ Live from 01462 — Lunenburg, MA

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Where 01462 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 01462
  • 🔢 Type 01462 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZghIO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 1,462 = 2 × 17 × 43. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10110110110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 01460 (Littleton, MA, 12 mi away) and 01463 (Pepperell, MA, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 01462 becomes 26410 — and that is a real ZIP code: Newburg, WV, 475 miles away.
  • 👥 66 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01264, 02461, 02641, 04216, 04261, 04612, …). The farthest-flung twin is 64012 in Belton, MO, 1,221 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 95%.
  • 🎯1,403 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 01462 and you would come out at 42.58°S, 108.28°E — 844 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 19m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 03m.
  • 📏 At 26.6 square miles of land, 01462 is bigger than 43% of ZIP codes — room for about 20 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population11,919This ZIP11,919
Households4,752This ZIP4,752
Housing units4,884This ZIP4,884
Median age43.3This ZIP43.3Massachusetts40.0US 38.9
Median household income$112,992This ZIP$112,992Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734
Median home value$463,800This ZIP$463,800Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,974This ZIP$1,974Massachusetts$1,762US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher43.9%This ZIP43.9%
Mean commute36.0 minThis ZIP36.0 min
Population density447.8 / sq miThis ZIP447.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments234This ZIP234
Employees2,172This ZIP2,172
Annual payroll$126,716,000This ZIP$126,716,000
Tax returns filed6,120This ZIP6,120
Total adjusted gross income$635,525,000This ZIP$635,525,000

Land area

Land area26.62 sq miThis ZIP26.62 sq mi
Water area1.36 sq miThis ZIP1.36 sq mi

Other place names in 01462

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ZIP codes near 01462

ZIPCityDistance
01464 Shirley, MA 4.1 mi
01453 Leominster, MA 4.8 mi
01420 Fitchburg, MA 4.9 mi
01472 West Groton, MA 5.0 mi
01469 Townsend, MA 5.8 mi
01474 West Townsend, MA 6.4 mi
01434 Devens, MA 6.5 mi
01523 Lancaster, MA 7.2 mi
01432 Ayer, MA 7.5 mi
01470 Groton, MA 7.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 01462?

01462 is in Lunenburg, Massachusetts, in Worcester County, part of the Worcester, MA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.5826, -71.7205.

What county is 01462 in?

01462 lies in Worcester County.

What area code is 01462?

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

What time zone is 01462 in?

01462 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 01462?

About 11,919 people live in ZIP code 01462, in 4,752 households, at 447.8 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 01462?

$112,992 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.

What ZIP codes are near 01462?

The closest are 01464 (4.1 mi), 01453 (4.8 mi), 01420 (4.9 mi), 01472 (5 mi) and 01469 (5.8 mi).

Is 01462 a PO Box ZIP code?

01462 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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