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01562

ZIP 01562 is Spencer, 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
12,008
Coordinates
42.2472, -71.9919
☼ Live from 01562 — Spencer, MA

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Where 01562 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 01562
  • 🔢 Type 01562 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZgSIO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 1,562 = 2 × 11 × 71. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000011010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 01561 (South Lancaster, MA, 21 mi away) and 01564 (Sterling, MA, 18 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 01562 becomes 26510, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 67 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01256, 01526, 02156, 02561, 02651, 05261, …). The farthest-flung twin is 51062 in Westfield, IA, 1,247 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 95%.
  • 🎯1,390 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 01562 and you would come out at 42.25°S, 108.01°E — 832 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 16m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 05m.
  • 📏 At 32.9 square miles of land, 01562 is bigger than 48% of ZIP codes — room for about 25 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population12,008This ZIP12,008
Households5,201This ZIP5,201
Housing units5,695This ZIP5,695
Median age48.9This ZIP48.9Massachusetts40.0US 38.9
Median household income$80,533This ZIP$80,533Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734
Median home value$382,000This ZIP$382,000Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,078This ZIP$1,078Massachusetts$1,762US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.1%This ZIP29.1%
Mean commute34.3 minThis ZIP34.3 min
Population density365.5 / sq miThis ZIP365.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments219This ZIP219
Employees2,590This ZIP2,590
Annual payroll$151,286,000This ZIP$151,286,000
Tax returns filed6,130This ZIP6,130
Total adjusted gross income$450,641,000This ZIP$450,641,000

Land area

Land area32.85 sq miThis ZIP32.85 sq mi
Water area1.16 sq miThis ZIP1.16 sq mi

Other place names in 01562

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ZIP codes near 01562

ZIPCityDistance
01515 East Brookfield, MA 3.6 mi
01524 Leicester, MA 3.8 mi
01535 North Brookfield, MA 4.1 mi
01612 Paxton, MA 4.7 mi
01509 Charlton Depot, MA 5.2 mi
01542 Rochdale, MA 5.2 mi
01611 Cherry Valley, MA 5.9 mi
01508 Charlton City, MA 7.0 mi
01602 Worcester, MA 7.4 mi
01506 Brookfield, MA 7.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 01562?

01562 is in Spencer, Massachusetts, in Worcester County, part of the Worcester, MA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.2472, -71.9919.

What county is 01562 in?

01562 lies in Worcester County.

What area code is 01562?

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

What time zone is 01562 in?

01562 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 01562?

About 12,008 people live in ZIP code 01562, in 5,201 households, at 365.5 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 01562?

$80,533 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.

What ZIP codes are near 01562?

The closest are 01515 (3.6 mi), 01524 (3.8 mi), 01535 (4.1 mi), 01612 (4.7 mi) and 01509 (5.2 mi).

Is 01562 a PO Box ZIP code?

01562 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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