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01506

ZIP 01506 is Brookfield, Massachusetts, in Worcester County; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Worcester
Metro area
Worcester, MA
Population
3,460
Coordinates
42.1808, -72.1079
☼ Live from 01506 — Brookfield, MA

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Where 01506 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 01506
  • 🔢 Type 01506 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOSIO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 1,506 = 2 × 3 × 251. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111100010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 01505 (Boylston, MA, 23 mi away) and 01507 (Charlton, MA, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 01506 becomes 60510 — and that is a real ZIP code: Batavia, IL, 831 miles away.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01056, 01560, 01605, 05061, 05601, 06051, …). The farthest-flung twin is 51060 in Ute, IA, 1,205 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 94%.
  • 🎯1,384 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 01506 and you would come out at 42.18°S, 107.89°E — 831 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 16m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 06m.
  • 📏 At 15.5 square miles of land, 01506 is bigger than 33% of ZIP codes — room for about 12 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,460This ZIP3,460
Households1,504This ZIP1,504
Housing units1,620This ZIP1,620
Median age52.4This ZIP52.4Massachusetts40.0US 38.9
Median household income$81,250This ZIP$81,250Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734
Median home value$341,900This ZIP$341,900Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,014This ZIP$1,014Massachusetts$1,762US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.9%This ZIP28.9%
Mean commute32.4 minThis ZIP32.4 min
Population density222.8 / sq miThis ZIP222.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments52This ZIP52
Employees304This ZIP304
Annual payroll$10,097,000This ZIP$10,097,000
Tax returns filed1,730This ZIP1,730
Total adjusted gross income$131,162,000This ZIP$131,162,000

Land area

Land area15.53 sq miThis ZIP15.53 sq mi
Water area1.06 sq miThis ZIP1.06 sq mi

Other place names in 01506

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 01506

ZIPCityDistance
01515 East Brookfield, MA 4.0 mi
01585 West Brookfield, MA 4.8 mi
01083 Warren, MA 5.0 mi
01518 Fiskdale, MA 5.0 mi
01566 Sturbridge, MA 5.6 mi
01010 Brimfield, MA 6.2 mi
01535 North Brookfield, MA 6.4 mi
01092 West Warren, MA 6.6 mi
01508 Charlton City, MA 6.6 mi
01509 Charlton Depot, MA 6.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 01506?

01506 is in Brookfield, Massachusetts, in Worcester County, part of the Worcester, MA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.1808, -72.1079.

What county is 01506 in?

01506 lies in Worcester County.

What time zone is 01506 in?

01506 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 01506?

About 3,460 people live in ZIP code 01506, in 1,504 households, at 222.8 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 01506?

$81,250 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.

What ZIP codes are near 01506?

The closest are 01515 (4 mi), 01585 (4.8 mi), 01083 (5 mi), 01518 (5 mi) and 01566 (5.6 mi).

Is 01506 a PO Box ZIP code?

01506 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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