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01566

ZIP 01566 is Sturbridge, 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
7,362
Coordinates
42.1032, -72.0795
☼ Live from 01566 — Sturbridge, MA

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Where 01566 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 01566
  • 🔢 Type 01566 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ggSIO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 1,566 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 29. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000011110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 01564 (Sterling, MA, 28 mi away) and 01568 (Upton, MA, 25 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 01566 becomes 66510 — and that is a real ZIP code: Melvern, KS, 1,260 miles away.
  • 👥 37 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05661, 06156, 06516, 06615, 10566, 15066, …). The farthest-flung twin is 66501 in Mc Farland, KS, 1,281 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 94%.
  • 🎯1,386 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 01566 and you would come out at 42.10°S, 107.92°E — 826 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 15m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 06m.
  • 📏 At 25.0 square miles of land, 01566 is bigger than 42% of ZIP codes — room for about 19 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,362This ZIP7,362
Households2,876This ZIP2,876
Housing units3,177This ZIP3,177
Median age49.1This ZIP49.1Massachusetts40.0US 38.9
Median household income$137,730This ZIP$137,730Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734
Median home value$415,900This ZIP$415,900Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,914This ZIP$1,914Massachusetts$1,762US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher47.6%This ZIP47.6%
Mean commute34.5 minThis ZIP34.5 min
Population density294.6 / sq miThis ZIP294.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments271This ZIP271
Employees3,958This ZIP3,958
Annual payroll$179,149,000This ZIP$179,149,000
Tax returns filed3,600This ZIP3,600
Total adjusted gross income$383,847,000This ZIP$383,847,000

Land area

Land area24.99 sq miThis ZIP24.99 sq mi
Water area0.99 sq miThis ZIP0.99 sq mi

Other place names in 01566

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ZIP codes near 01566

ZIPCityDistance
01518 Fiskdale, MA 1.8 mi
01550 Southbridge, MA 3.8 mi
01508 Charlton City, MA 5.5 mi
01506 Brookfield, MA 5.6 mi
01507 Charlton, MA 6.1 mi
01521 Holland, MA 6.5 mi
01010 Brimfield, MA 6.7 mi
01509 Charlton Depot, MA 7.1 mi
01515 East Brookfield, MA 7.6 mi
01571 Dudley, MA 8.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 01566?

01566 is in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, in Worcester County, part of the Worcester, MA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.1032, -72.0795.

What county is 01566 in?

01566 lies in Worcester County.

What area code is 01566?

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

What time zone is 01566 in?

01566 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 01566?

About 7,362 people live in ZIP code 01566, in 2,876 households, at 294.6 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 01566?

$137,730 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.

What ZIP codes are near 01566?

The closest are 01518 (1.8 mi), 01550 (3.8 mi), 01508 (5.5 mi), 01506 (5.6 mi) and 01507 (6.1 mi).

Is 01566 a PO Box ZIP code?

01566 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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