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01516

ZIP 01516 is Douglas, Massachusetts, in Worcester County; area codes 774 and 508; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Worcester
Metro area
Worcester, MA
Population
9,376
Coordinates
42.0531, -71.7522
☼ Live from 01516 — Douglas, MA

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Where 01516 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 01516
  • 🔢 Type 01516 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gISIO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 1,516 = 2 × 2 × 379. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111101100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 01515 (East Brookfield, MA, 18 mi away) and 01518 (Fiskdale, MA, 19 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 01516 becomes 61510, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 39 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01561, 01615, 05161, 06115, 06151, 06511, …). The farthest-flung twin is 51106 in Sioux City, IA, 1,252 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 76% 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 01516 and you would come out at 42.05°S, 108.25°E — 814 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 15m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 06m.
  • 📏 At 36.7 square miles of land, 01516 is bigger than 51% of ZIP codes — room for about 28 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population9,376This ZIP9,376
Households3,350This ZIP3,350
Housing units3,527This ZIP3,527
Median age43.2This ZIP43.2Massachusetts40.0US 38.9
Median household income$153,172This ZIP$153,172Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734
Median home value$467,000This ZIP$467,000Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,503This ZIP$1,503Massachusetts$1,762US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher41.7%This ZIP41.7%
Mean commute34.2 minThis ZIP34.2 min
Population density255.8 / sq miThis ZIP255.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments125This ZIP125
Employees842This ZIP842
Annual payroll$48,677,000This ZIP$48,677,000
Tax returns filed4,820This ZIP4,820
Total adjusted gross income$466,667,000This ZIP$466,667,000

Land area

Land area36.65 sq miThis ZIP36.65 sq mi
Water area1.57 sq miThis ZIP1.57 sq mi

Other place names in 01516

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ZIP codes near 01516

ZIPCityDistance
01526 Manchaug, MA 2.9 mi
01570 Webster, MA 4.8 mi
01590 Sutton, MA 5.5 mi
01538 North Uxbridge, MA 6.2 mi
01569 Uxbridge, MA 6.2 mi
01588 Whitinsville, MA 6.3 mi
01525 Linwood, MA 6.4 mi
02859 Pascoag, RI 6.5 mi
01540 Oxford, MA 7.0 mi
02826 Glendale, RI 7.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 01516?

01516 is in Douglas, Massachusetts, in Worcester County, part of the Worcester, MA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.0531, -71.7522.

What county is 01516 in?

01516 lies in Worcester County.

What area code is 01516?

Douglas uses area codes 774 and 508, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 01516 in?

01516 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 01516?

About 9,376 people live in ZIP code 01516, in 3,350 households, at 255.8 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 01516?

$153,172 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.

What ZIP codes are near 01516?

The closest are 01526 (2.9 mi), 01570 (4.8 mi), 01590 (5.5 mi), 01538 (6.2 mi) and 01569 (6.2 mi).

Is 01516 a PO Box ZIP code?

01516 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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