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01542

ZIP 01542 is Rochdale, 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
2,615
Coordinates
42.2043, -71.9089
☼ Live from 01542 — Rochdale, MA

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Where 01542 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 01542
  • 🔢 Type 01542 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhSIO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 1,542 = 2 × 3 × 257. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000000110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 01541 (Princeton, MA, 17 mi away) and 01543 (Rutland, MA, 13 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 01542 becomes 24510, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 73 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01245, 01254, 01452, 01524, 02145, 02451, …). The farthest-flung twin is 51240 in Inwood, IA, 1,243 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 95%.
  • 🎯1,394 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 01542 and you would come out at 42.20°S, 108.09°E — 827 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 16m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 05m.
  • 📏 At 4.2 square miles of land, 01542 is bigger than 17% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,615This ZIP2,615
Households1,082This ZIP1,082
Housing units1,088This ZIP1,088
Median age58.8This ZIP58.8Massachusetts40.0US 38.9
Median household income$96,111This ZIP$96,111Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734
Median home value$405,100This ZIP$405,100Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,474This ZIP$1,474Massachusetts$1,762US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.4%This ZIP26.4%
Mean commute31.8 minThis ZIP31.8 min
Population density620.7 / sq miThis ZIP620.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments37This ZIP37
Employees527This ZIP527
Annual payroll$33,902,000This ZIP$33,902,000
Tax returns filed1,250This ZIP1,250
Total adjusted gross income$97,733,000This ZIP$97,733,000

Land area

Land area4.21 sq miThis ZIP4.21 sq mi
Water area0.16 sq miThis ZIP0.16 sq mi

ZIP codes near 01542

ZIPCityDistance
01524 Leicester, MA 2.9 mi
01611 Cherry Valley, MA 3.0 mi
01537 North Oxford, MA 3.2 mi
01501 Auburn, MA 3.3 mi
01509 Charlton Depot, MA 4.2 mi
01603 Worcester, MA 4.3 mi
01562 Spencer, MA 5.2 mi
01602 Worcester, MA 5.4 mi
01507 Charlton, MA 5.7 mi
01508 Charlton City, MA 5.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 01542?

01542 is in Rochdale, Massachusetts, in Worcester County, part of the Worcester, MA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.2043, -71.9089.

What county is 01542 in?

01542 lies in Worcester County.

What area code is 01542?

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

What time zone is 01542 in?

01542 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 01542?

About 2,615 people live in ZIP code 01542, in 1,082 households, at 620.7 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 01542?

$96,111 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.

What ZIP codes are near 01542?

The closest are 01524 (2.9 mi), 01611 (3 mi), 01537 (3.2 mi), 01501 (3.3 mi) and 01509 (4.2 mi).

Is 01542 a PO Box ZIP code?

01542 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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