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Where 01608 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.
- 🔢 Type 01608 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BOgIO — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 1,608 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 67. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
11001001000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 01607 (Worcester, MA, 3 mi away) and 01609 (Worcester, MA, 2 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 01608 becomes 80610 — and that is a real ZIP code: Ault, CO, 1,691 miles away.
- 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00681, 01068, 01086, 01860, 06018, 06081, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86001 in Flagstaff, AZ, 2,183 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 95%.
- 🎯1,400 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 01608 and you would come out at 42.26°S, 108.20°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 0.482 square miles of land, 01608 is bigger than 5% of ZIP codes — about 233 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 4,932This ZIP4,932 |
|---|---|
| Households | 2,336This ZIP2,336 |
| Housing units | 2,725This ZIP2,725 |
| Median age | 28.7This ZIP28.7Massachusetts40.0US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $45,687This ZIP$45,687Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $153,600This ZIP$153,600Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,491This ZIP$1,491Massachusetts$1,762US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 38.5%This ZIP38.5% |
| Mean commute | 22.4 minThis ZIP22.4 min |
| Population density | 10,232.4 / sq miThis ZIP10,232.4 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 512This ZIP512 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 12,371This ZIP12,371 |
| Annual payroll | $1,044,940,000This ZIP$1,044,940,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 2,160This ZIP2,160 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $122,366,000This ZIP$122,366,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.48 sq miThis ZIP0.48 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 01608
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 01608
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
01601 | Worcester, MA | 0.1 mi |
01614 | Worcester, MA | 0.1 mi |
01615 | Worcester, MA | 0.1 mi |
01610 | Worcester, MA | 1.1 mi |
01604 | Worcester, MA | 1.8 mi |
01605 | Worcester, MA | 2.0 mi |
01613 | Worcester, MA | 2.2 mi |
01609 | Worcester, MA | 2.2 mi |
01603 | Worcester, MA | 2.5 mi |
01602 | Worcester, MA | 2.6 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 01608?
01608 is in Worcester, Massachusetts, in Worcester County, part of the Worcester, MA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.2621, -71.8014.
What county is 01608 in?
01608 lies in Worcester County.
What area code is 01608?
Worcester uses area codes 508 and 774, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 01608 in?
01608 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 01608?
About 4,932 people live in ZIP code 01608, in 2,336 households, at 10,232.4 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 01608?
$45,687 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.
What ZIP codes are near 01608?
The closest are 01601 (0.1 mi), 01614 (0.1 mi), 01615 (0.1 mi), 01610 (1.1 mi) and 01604 (1.8 mi).
Is 01608 a PO Box ZIP code?
01608 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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