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01564

ZIP 01564 is Sterling, Massachusetts, in Worcester County; area code 978; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Worcester
Metro area
Worcester, MA
Population
8,183
Coordinates
42.4479, -71.7760
☼ Live from 01564 — Sterling, MA

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Where 01564 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 01564
  • 🔢 Type 01564 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hgSIO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 1,564 = 2 × 2 × 17 × 23. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 01562 (Spencer, MA, 18 mi away) and 01566 (Sturbridge, MA, 28 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 01564 becomes 46510 — and that is a real ZIP code: Claypool, IN, 731 miles away.
  • 👥 78 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01546, 05146, 05461, 05641, 06145, 06154, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56140 in Ihlen, MN, 1,239 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 79% 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 01564 and you would come out at 42.45°S, 108.22°E — 837 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 18m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 04m.
  • 📏 At 30.6 square miles of land, 01564 is bigger than 46% of ZIP codes — room for about 23 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,183This ZIP8,183
Households3,282This ZIP3,282
Housing units3,309This ZIP3,309
Median age51.5This ZIP51.5Massachusetts40.0US 38.9
Median household income$129,063This ZIP$129,063Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734
Median home value$498,800This ZIP$498,800Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,699This ZIP$1,699Massachusetts$1,762US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher48.3%This ZIP48.3%
Mean commute34.3 minThis ZIP34.3 min
Population density267.3 / sq miThis ZIP267.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments210This ZIP210
Employees2,364This ZIP2,364
Annual payroll$138,866,000This ZIP$138,866,000
Tax returns filed4,360This ZIP4,360
Total adjusted gross income$543,860,000This ZIP$543,860,000

Land area

Land area30.62 sq miThis ZIP30.62 sq mi
Water area1.06 sq miThis ZIP1.06 sq mi

ZIP codes near 01564

ZIPCityDistance
01561 South Lancaster, MA 4.5 mi
01453 Leominster, MA 5.0 mi
01510 Clinton, MA 5.0 mi
01583 West Boylston, MA 5.1 mi
01541 Princeton, MA 5.2 mi
01523 Lancaster, MA 5.7 mi
01522 Jefferson, MA 6.8 mi
01505 Boylston, MA 7.1 mi
01546 Shrewsbury, MA 8.4 mi
01653 Worcester, MA 8.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 01564?

01564 is in Sterling, Massachusetts, in Worcester County, part of the Worcester, MA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.4479, -71.7760.

What county is 01564 in?

01564 lies in Worcester County.

What area code is 01564?

Sterling uses area code 978, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 01564 in?

01564 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 01564?

About 8,183 people live in ZIP code 01564, in 3,282 households, at 267.3 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 01564?

$129,063 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.

What ZIP codes are near 01564?

The closest are 01561 (4.5 mi), 01453 (5 mi), 01510 (5 mi), 01583 (5.1 mi) and 01541 (5.2 mi).

Is 01564 a PO Box ZIP code?

01564 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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