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Where 01609 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 01609 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOgIO — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ 01609 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
11001001001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 01608 (Worcester, MA, 2 mi away) and 01610 (Worcester, MA, 3 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 01609 becomes 90610 — and that is a real ZIP code: Whittier, CA, 2,543 miles away.
- 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00916, 00961, 01069, 01096, 01906, 01960, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09601 in APO AE, a military post office, 3,986 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 95%.
- 🎯1,398 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 01609 and you would come out at 42.29°S, 108.17°E — 829 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 05m.
- 📏 At 3.7 square miles of land, 01609 is bigger than 16% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.8 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 22,047This ZIP22,047 |
|---|---|
| Households | 7,891This ZIP7,891 |
| Housing units | 8,910This ZIP8,910 |
| Median age | 29.4This ZIP29.4Massachusetts40.0US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $68,381This ZIP$68,381Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $444,000This ZIP$444,000Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,275This ZIP$1,275Massachusetts$1,762US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 50.5%This ZIP50.5% |
| Mean commute | 21.4 minThis ZIP21.4 min |
| Population density | 5,904.4 / sq miThis ZIP5,904.4 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 485This ZIP485 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 10,134This ZIP10,134 |
| Annual payroll | $463,223,000This ZIP$463,223,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 7,810This ZIP7,810 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $749,757,000This ZIP$749,757,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 3.73 sq miThis ZIP3.73 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi |
Other place names in 01609
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 01609
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
01602 | Worcester, MA | 1.5 mi |
01613 | Worcester, MA | 1.5 mi |
01601 | Worcester, MA | 2.1 mi |
01614 | Worcester, MA | 2.1 mi |
01615 | Worcester, MA | 2.1 mi |
01608 | Worcester, MA | 2.2 mi |
01605 | Worcester, MA | 2.2 mi |
01606 | Worcester, MA | 2.7 mi |
01610 | Worcester, MA | 2.9 mi |
01603 | Worcester, MA | 2.9 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 01609?
01609 is in Worcester, Massachusetts, in Worcester County, part of the Worcester, MA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.2851, -71.8300.
What county is 01609 in?
01609 lies in Worcester County.
What area code is 01609?
Worcester uses area codes 508 and 774, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 01609 in?
01609 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 01609?
About 22,047 people live in ZIP code 01609, in 7,891 households, at 5,904.4 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 01609?
$68,381 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.
What ZIP codes are near 01609?
The closest are 01602 (1.5 mi), 01613 (1.5 mi), 01601 (2.1 mi), 01614 (2.1 mi) and 01615 (2.1 mi).
Is 01609 a PO Box ZIP code?
01609 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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