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01474

ZIP 01474 is West Townsend, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County; area code 978; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Middlesex
Population
2,280
Coordinates
42.6731, -71.7484
☼ Live from 01474 — West Townsend, MA

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Where 01474 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 01474
  • 🔢 Type 01474 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hLhIO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 1,474 = 2 × 11 × 67. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111000010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 01473 (Westminster, MA, 11 mi away) and 01475 (Winchendon, MA, 16 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 01474 becomes 47410, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04417, 04471, 04741, 10474, 14047, 14470, …). The farthest-flung twin is 71044 in Ida, LA, 1,376 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 95%.
  • 🎯1,402 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 01474 and you would come out at 42.67°S, 108.25°E — 850 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 19m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 02m.
  • 📏 At 11.1 square miles of land, 01474 is bigger than 28% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.4 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,280This ZIP2,280
Households756This ZIP756
Housing units756This ZIP756
Median age45.2This ZIP45.2Massachusetts40.0US 38.9
Median household income$136,371This ZIP$136,371Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734
Median home value$460,200This ZIP$460,200Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,451This ZIP$2,451Massachusetts$1,762US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.5%This ZIP27.5%
Mean commute33.7 minThis ZIP33.7 min
Population density205.6 / sq miThis ZIP205.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments27This ZIP27
Employees106This ZIP106
Annual payroll$6,568,000This ZIP$6,568,000
Tax returns filed1,070This ZIP1,070
Total adjusted gross income$97,503,000This ZIP$97,503,000

Land area

Land area11.09 sq miThis ZIP11.09 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

ZIP codes near 01474

ZIPCityDistance
01469 Townsend, MA 2.8 mi
01431 Ashby, MA 4.3 mi
03048 Greenville, NH 4.9 mi
01462 Lunenburg, MA 6.4 mi
03033 Brookline, NH 6.4 mi
01420 Fitchburg, MA 7.0 mi
01463 Pepperell, MA 7.4 mi
01472 West Groton, MA 7.8 mi
03071 New Ipswich, NH 8.2 mi
01430 Ashburnham, MA 8.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 01474?

01474 is in West Townsend, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County, part of the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.6731, -71.7484.

What county is 01474 in?

01474 lies in Middlesex County.

What area code is 01474?

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

What time zone is 01474 in?

01474 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 01474?

About 2,280 people live in ZIP code 01474, in 756 households, at 205.6 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 01474?

$136,371 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.

What ZIP codes are near 01474?

The closest are 01469 (2.8 mi), 01431 (4.3 mi), 03048 (4.9 mi), 01462 (6.4 mi) and 03033 (6.4 mi).

Is 01474 a PO Box ZIP code?

01474 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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