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01588

ZIP 01588 is Whitinsville, 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
10,258
Coordinates
42.1161, -71.6646
☼ Live from 01588 — Whitinsville, MA

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Where 01588 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 01588
  • 🔢 Type 01588 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BBSIO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 1,588 = 2 × 2 × 397. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11000110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 01586 (West Millbury, MA, 8 mi away) and 01590 (Sutton, MA, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 01588 becomes 88510 — and that is a real ZIP code: El Paso, TX, 2,028 miles away.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01885, 08518, 10588, 15088, 18058, 18085, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85018 in Phoenix, AZ, 2,257 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 95%.
  • 🎯1,407 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 01588 and you would come out at 42.12°S, 108.34°E — 815 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 15m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 06m.
  • 📏 At 8.1 square miles of land, 01588 is bigger than 24% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population10,258This ZIP10,258
Households4,279This ZIP4,279
Housing units4,653This ZIP4,653
Median age41.8This ZIP41.8Massachusetts40.0US 38.9
Median household income$92,486This ZIP$92,486Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734
Median home value$427,100This ZIP$427,100Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,198This ZIP$1,198Massachusetts$1,762US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher31.9%This ZIP31.9%
Mean commute34.1 minThis ZIP34.1 min
Population density1,267.4 / sq miThis ZIP1,267.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments257This ZIP257
Employees3,190This ZIP3,190
Annual payroll$160,639,000This ZIP$160,639,000
Tax returns filed5,360This ZIP5,360
Total adjusted gross income$460,034,000This ZIP$460,034,000

Land area

Land area8.09 sq miThis ZIP8.09 sq mi
Water area0.70 sq miThis ZIP0.70 sq mi

Other place names in 01588

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ZIP codes near 01588

ZIPCityDistance
01525 Linwood, MA 1.6 mi
01534 Northbridge, MA 1.9 mi
01538 North Uxbridge, MA 2.3 mi
01560 South Grafton, MA 4.1 mi
01569 Uxbridge, MA 4.5 mi
01526 Manchaug, MA 4.5 mi
01590 Sutton, MA 4.5 mi
01568 Upton, MA 5.2 mi
01519 Grafton, MA 6.1 mi
01516 Douglas, MA 6.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 01588?

01588 is in Whitinsville, Massachusetts, in Worcester County, part of the Worcester, MA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.1161, -71.6646.

What county is 01588 in?

01588 lies in Worcester County.

What area code is 01588?

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

What time zone is 01588 in?

01588 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 01588?

About 10,258 people live in ZIP code 01588, in 4,279 households, at 1,267.4 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 01588?

$92,486 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.

What ZIP codes are near 01588?

The closest are 01525 (1.6 mi), 01534 (1.9 mi), 01538 (2.3 mi), 01560 (4.1 mi) and 01569 (4.5 mi).

Is 01588 a PO Box ZIP code?

01588 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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