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01740

ZIP 01740 is Bolton, Massachusetts, in Worcester County; area codes 978 and 351; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Worcester
Metro area
Worcester, MA
Population
5,737
Coordinates
42.4399, -71.6019
☼ Live from 01740 — Bolton, MA

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Where 01740 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 01740
  • 🔢 Type 01740 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhLIO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 1,740 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 5 × 29. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11011001100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 01731 (Hanscom Afb, MA, 16 mi away) and 01741 (Carlisle, MA, 14 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 01740 becomes 04710, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00714, 00741, 01074, 01470, 01704, 04017, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00714 in Arroyo, PR, 1,720 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 79% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 95%.
  • 🎯1,409 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 01740 and you would come out at 42.44°S, 108.40°E — 832 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 18m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 04m.
  • 📏 At 19.9 square miles of land, 01740 is bigger than 37% of ZIP codes — room for about 15 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,737This ZIP5,737
Households1,976This ZIP1,976
Housing units2,084This ZIP2,084
Median age41.2This ZIP41.2Massachusetts40.0US 38.9
Median household income$205,449This ZIP$205,449Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734
Median home value$796,000This ZIP$796,000Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,583This ZIP$1,583Massachusetts$1,762US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher81.9%This ZIP81.9%
Mean commute36.8 minThis ZIP36.8 min
Population density287.6 / sq miThis ZIP287.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments126This ZIP126
Employees996This ZIP996
Annual payroll$78,240,000This ZIP$78,240,000
Tax returns filed2,730This ZIP2,730
Total adjusted gross income$558,075,000This ZIP$558,075,000

Land area

Land area19.95 sq miThis ZIP19.95 sq mi
Water area0.13 sq miThis ZIP0.13 sq mi

ZIP codes near 01740

ZIPCityDistance
01467 Still River, MA 3.3 mi
01503 Berlin, MA 4.1 mi
01561 South Lancaster, MA 4.4 mi
01749 Hudson, MA 4.5 mi
01775 Stow, MA 4.6 mi
01451 Harvard, MA 4.6 mi
01523 Lancaster, MA 4.8 mi
01510 Clinton, MA 4.9 mi
01719 Boxborough, MA 5.2 mi
01434 Devens, MA 6.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 01740?

01740 is in Bolton, Massachusetts, in Worcester County, part of the Worcester, MA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.4399, -71.6019.

What county is 01740 in?

01740 lies in Worcester County.

What area code is 01740?

Bolton uses area codes 978 and 351, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 01740 in?

01740 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 01740?

About 5,737 people live in ZIP code 01740, in 1,976 households, at 287.6 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 01740?

$205,449 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.

What ZIP codes are near 01740?

The closest are 01467 (3.3 mi), 01503 (4.1 mi), 01561 (4.4 mi), 01749 (4.5 mi) and 01775 (4.6 mi).

Is 01740 a PO Box ZIP code?

01740 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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