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01532

ZIP 01532 is Northborough, Massachusetts, in Worcester County; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Worcester
Metro area
Worcester, MA
Population
15,750
Coordinates
42.3233, -71.6462
☼ Live from 01532 — Northborough, MA

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Where 01532 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 01532
  • 🔢 Type 01532 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZESIO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 1,532 = 2 × 2 × 383. Its digits add up to 11, a total 714 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111111100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 01531 (New Braintree, MA, 25 mi away) and 01534 (Northbridge, MA, 13 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 01532 becomes 23510 — and that is a real ZIP code: Norfolk, VA, 452 miles away.
  • 👥 73 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01235, 01253, 01523, 02135, 02153, 02351, …). The farthest-flung twin is 51023 in Hawarden, IA, 1,257 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 95%.
  • 🎯1,407 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 01532 and you would come out at 42.32°S, 108.35°E — 827 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 05m.
  • 📏 At 18.5 square miles of land, 01532 is bigger than 36% of ZIP codes — room for about 14 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population15,750This ZIP15,750
Households5,929This ZIP5,929
Housing units6,108This ZIP6,108
Median age45.0This ZIP45.0Massachusetts40.0US 38.9
Median household income$153,199This ZIP$153,199Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734
Median home value$620,000This ZIP$620,000Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,919This ZIP$1,919Massachusetts$1,762US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher65.5%This ZIP65.5%
Mean commute31.0 minThis ZIP31.0 min
Population density852.6 / sq miThis ZIP852.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments536This ZIP536
Employees7,576This ZIP7,576
Annual payroll$531,044,000This ZIP$531,044,000
Tax returns filed8,020This ZIP8,020
Total adjusted gross income$1,232,124,000This ZIP$1,232,124,000

Land area

Land area18.47 sq miThis ZIP18.47 sq mi
Water area0.27 sq miThis ZIP0.27 sq mi

Other place names in 01532

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ZIP codes near 01532

ZIPCityDistance
01581 Westborough, MA 4.2 mi
01505 Boylston, MA 4.2 mi
01503 Berlin, MA 4.3 mi
01545 Shrewsbury, MA 4.4 mi
01752 Marlborough, MA 5.4 mi
01772 Southborough, MA 6.1 mi
01510 Clinton, MA 6.5 mi
01536 North Grafton, MA 6.8 mi
01749 Hudson, MA 6.8 mi
01784 Woodville, MA 7.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 01532?

01532 is in Northborough, Massachusetts, in Worcester County, part of the Worcester, MA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.3233, -71.6462.

What county is 01532 in?

01532 lies in Worcester County.

What time zone is 01532 in?

01532 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 01532?

About 15,750 people live in ZIP code 01532, in 5,929 households, at 852.6 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 01532?

$153,199 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.

What ZIP codes are near 01532?

The closest are 01581 (4.2 mi), 01505 (4.2 mi), 01503 (4.3 mi), 01545 (4.4 mi) and 01752 (5.4 mi).

Is 01532 a PO Box ZIP code?

01532 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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