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01527

ZIP 01527 is Millbury, 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
13,961
Coordinates
42.1922, -71.7776
☼ Live from 01527 — Millbury, MA

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Where 01527 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 01527
  • 🔢 Type 01527 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LZSIO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 1,527 = 3 × 509. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111110111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 01526 (Manchaug, MA, 7 mi away) and 01529 (Millville, MA, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 01527 becomes 72510, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 65 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01257, 01752, 02571, 02715, 07512, 10275, …). The farthest-flung twin is 75102 in Barry, TX, 1,529 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 95%.
  • 🎯1,401 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 01527 and you would come out at 42.19°S, 108.22°E — 823 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 16m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 05m.
  • 📏 At 15.6 square miles of land, 01527 is bigger than 33% of ZIP codes — room for about 12 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population13,961This ZIP13,961
Households5,572This ZIP5,572
Housing units5,819This ZIP5,819
Median age42.6This ZIP42.6Massachusetts40.0US 38.9
Median household income$118,790This ZIP$118,790Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734
Median home value$450,100This ZIP$450,100Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,623This ZIP$1,623Massachusetts$1,762US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher36.1%This ZIP36.1%
Mean commute28.9 minThis ZIP28.9 min
Population density896.2 / sq miThis ZIP896.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments316This ZIP316
Employees4,454This ZIP4,454
Annual payroll$201,448,000This ZIP$201,448,000
Tax returns filed7,590This ZIP7,590
Total adjusted gross income$670,926,000This ZIP$670,926,000

Land area

Land area15.58 sq miThis ZIP15.58 sq mi
Water area0.72 sq miThis ZIP0.72 sq mi

ZIP codes near 01527

ZIPCityDistance
01586 West Millbury, MA 2.0 mi
01607 Worcester, MA 2.4 mi
01501 Auburn, MA 3.5 mi
01610 Worcester, MA 4.1 mi
01604 Worcester, MA 4.3 mi
01590 Sutton, MA 4.4 mi
01603 Worcester, MA 4.9 mi
01608 Worcester, MA 5.0 mi
01601 Worcester, MA 5.0 mi
01614 Worcester, MA 5.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 01527?

01527 is in Millbury, Massachusetts, in Worcester County, part of the Worcester, MA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.1922, -71.7776.

What county is 01527 in?

01527 lies in Worcester County.

What area code is 01527?

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

What time zone is 01527 in?

01527 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 01527?

About 13,961 people live in ZIP code 01527, in 5,572 households, at 896.2 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 01527?

$118,790 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.

What ZIP codes are near 01527?

The closest are 01586 (2 mi), 01607 (2.4 mi), 01501 (3.5 mi), 01610 (4.1 mi) and 01604 (4.3 mi).

Is 01527 a PO Box ZIP code?

01527 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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