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01612

ZIP 01612 is Paxton, 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
5,002
Coordinates
42.2968, -71.9290
☼ Live from 01612 — Paxton, MA

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Where 01612 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 01612
  • 🔢 Type 01612 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZIgIO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 1,612 = 2 × 2 × 13 × 31. Its digits add up to 10, a total 513 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11001001100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 01611 (Cherry Valley, MA, 5 mi away) and 01613 (Worcester, MA, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 01612 becomes 21610 — and that is a real ZIP code: Betterton, MD, 296 miles away.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02116, 06112, 10126, 10162, 10261, 11026, …). The farthest-flung twin is 61201 in Rock Island, IL, 959 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 95%.
  • 🎯1,393 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 01612 and you would come out at 42.30°S, 108.07°E — 833 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 05m.
  • 📏 At 15.3 square miles of land, 01612 is bigger than 33% of ZIP codes — room for about 12 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,002This ZIP5,002
Households1,720This ZIP1,720
Housing units1,753This ZIP1,753
Median age41.8This ZIP41.8Massachusetts40.0US 38.9
Median household income$134,083This ZIP$134,083Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734
Median home value$472,300This ZIP$472,300Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,386This ZIP$1,386Massachusetts$1,762US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher54.7%This ZIP54.7%
Mean commute30.6 minThis ZIP30.6 min
Population density327.7 / sq miThis ZIP327.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments82This ZIP82
Employees845This ZIP845
Annual payroll$33,382,000This ZIP$33,382,000
Tax returns filed2,470This ZIP2,470
Total adjusted gross income$270,174,000This ZIP$270,174,000

Land area

Land area15.26 sq miThis ZIP15.26 sq mi
Water area0.77 sq miThis ZIP0.77 sq mi

ZIP codes near 01612

ZIPCityDistance
01524 Leicester, MA 3.6 mi
01602 Worcester, MA 4.4 mi
01520 Holden, MA 4.6 mi
01611 Cherry Valley, MA 4.7 mi
01562 Spencer, MA 4.7 mi
01546 Shrewsbury, MA 5.0 mi
01653 Worcester, MA 5.0 mi
01655 Worcester, MA 5.0 mi
01609 Worcester, MA 5.1 mi
01603 Worcester, MA 5.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 01612?

01612 is in Paxton, Massachusetts, in Worcester County, part of the Worcester, MA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.2968, -71.9290.

What county is 01612 in?

01612 lies in Worcester County.

What area code is 01612?

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

What time zone is 01612 in?

01612 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 01612?

About 5,002 people live in ZIP code 01612, in 1,720 households, at 327.7 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 01612?

$134,083 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.

What ZIP codes are near 01612?

The closest are 01524 (3.6 mi), 01602 (4.4 mi), 01520 (4.6 mi), 01611 (4.7 mi) and 01562 (4.7 mi).

Is 01612 a PO Box ZIP code?

01612 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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