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01536

ZIP 01536 is North Grafton, 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
6,860
Coordinates
42.2313, -71.6926
☼ Live from 01536 — North Grafton, MA

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Where 01536 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 01536
  • 🔢 Type 01536 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gESIO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 1,536 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000000000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 01535 (North Brookfield, MA, 19 mi away) and 01537 (North Oxford, MA, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 01536 becomes 63510, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 66 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01653, 03561, 05361, 06153, 06351, 06513, …). The farthest-flung twin is 51063 in Whiting, IA, 1,250 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 95%.
  • 🎯1,405 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 01536 and you would come out at 42.23°S, 108.31°E — 822 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 16m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 05m.
  • 📏 At 8.6 square miles of land, 01536 is bigger than 25% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,860This ZIP6,860
Households2,874This ZIP2,874
Housing units2,982This ZIP2,982
Median age43.1This ZIP43.1Massachusetts40.0US 38.9
Median household income$115,938This ZIP$115,938Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734
Median home value$470,800This ZIP$470,800Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,293This ZIP$1,293Massachusetts$1,762US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher51.5%This ZIP51.5%
Mean commute31.1 minThis ZIP31.1 min
Population density801.2 / sq miThis ZIP801.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments182This ZIP182
Employees2,374This ZIP2,374
Annual payroll$164,323,000This ZIP$164,323,000
Tax returns filed3,810This ZIP3,810
Total adjusted gross income$500,621,000This ZIP$500,621,000

Land area

Land area8.56 sq miThis ZIP8.56 sq mi
Water area0.30 sq miThis ZIP0.30 sq mi

ZIP codes near 01536

ZIPCityDistance
01519 Grafton, MA 2.0 mi
01545 Shrewsbury, MA 3.9 mi
01560 South Grafton, MA 4.0 mi
01604 Worcester, MA 4.1 mi
01581 Westborough, MA 4.8 mi
01607 Worcester, MA 4.9 mi
01527 Millbury, MA 5.1 mi
01568 Upton, MA 5.8 mi
01608 Worcester, MA 6.0 mi
01601 Worcester, MA 6.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 01536?

01536 is in North Grafton, Massachusetts, in Worcester County, part of the Worcester, MA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.2313, -71.6926.

What county is 01536 in?

01536 lies in Worcester County.

What area code is 01536?

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

What time zone is 01536 in?

01536 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 01536?

About 6,860 people live in ZIP code 01536, in 2,874 households, at 801.2 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 01536?

$115,938 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.

What ZIP codes are near 01536?

The closest are 01519 (2 mi), 01545 (3.9 mi), 01560 (4 mi), 01604 (4.1 mi) and 01581 (4.8 mi).

Is 01536 a PO Box ZIP code?

01536 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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