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01473

ZIP 01473 is in Westminster, Massachusetts, in Worcester County; area codes 978 and 351; Eastern time. Westminster has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 01441.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Worcester
Metro area
Worcester, MA
Population
8,374
Coordinates
42.5546, -71.9054
☼ Live from 01473 — Westminster, MA

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Where 01473 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 01473
  • 🔢 Type 01473 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ELhIO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 1,473 = 3 × 491. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111000001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 01472 (West Groton, MA, 15 mi away) and 01474 (West Townsend, MA, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 01473 becomes 37410 — and that is a real ZIP code: Chattanooga, TN, 889 miles away.
  • 👥 55 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01347, 03741, 10473, 13074, 13407, 13470, …). The farthest-flung twin is 73041 in Gotebo, OK, 1,535 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 79% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 95%.
  • 🎯1,394 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 01473 and you would come out at 42.55°S, 108.09°E — 847 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 18m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 03m.
  • 📏 At 35.4 square miles of land, 01473 is bigger than 50% of ZIP codes — room for about 27 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,374This ZIP8,374
Households3,295This ZIP3,295
Housing units3,499This ZIP3,499
Median age48.3This ZIP48.3Massachusetts40.0US 38.9
Median household income$106,331This ZIP$106,331Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734
Median home value$422,000This ZIP$422,000Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,843This ZIP$1,843Massachusetts$1,762US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher45.9%This ZIP45.9%
Mean commute27.1 minThis ZIP27.1 min
Population density236.3 / sq miThis ZIP236.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments191This ZIP191
Employees1,530This ZIP1,530
Annual payroll$86,862,000This ZIP$86,862,000
Tax returns filed4,390This ZIP4,390
Total adjusted gross income$462,066,000This ZIP$462,066,000

Land area

Land area35.44 sq miThis ZIP35.44 sq mi
Water area1.82 sq miThis ZIP1.82 sq mi

ZIP codes near 01473

ZIPCityDistance
01441 Westminster, MA 0.7 mi
01440 Gardner, MA 4.7 mi
01420 Fitchburg, MA 5.0 mi
01452 Hubbardston, MA 6.4 mi
01438 East Templeton, MA 6.7 mi
01541 Princeton, MA 7.1 mi
01453 Leominster, MA 7.6 mi
01430 Ashburnham, MA 8.2 mi
01468 Templeton, MA 8.3 mi
01431 Ashby, MA 9.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 01473?

01473 is in Westminster, Massachusetts, in Worcester County, part of the Worcester, MA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.5546, -71.9054.

What county is 01473 in?

01473 lies in Worcester County.

What area code is 01473?

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

What time zone is 01473 in?

01473 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 01473?

About 8,374 people live in ZIP code 01473, in 3,295 households, at 236.3 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 01473?

$106,331 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.

What ZIP codes are near 01473?

The closest are 01441 (0.7 mi), 01440 (4.7 mi), 01420 (5 mi), 01452 (6.4 mi) and 01438 (6.7 mi).

Is 01473 a PO Box ZIP code?

01473 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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