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01742

ZIP 01742 is Concord, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County; area code 978; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Middlesex
Population
18,448
Coordinates
42.4629, -71.3645
☼ Live from 01742 — Concord, MA

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Where 01742 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 01742
  • 🔢 Type 01742 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhLIO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 1,742 = 2 × 13 × 67. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11011001110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 01741 (Carlisle, MA, 5 mi away) and 01745 (Fayville, MA, 14 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 01742 becomes 24710, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 66 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01247, 01472, 02471, 02714, 02741, 04217, …). The farthest-flung twin is 74102 in Tulsa, OK, 1,381 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 79% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 95%.
  • 🎯1,421 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 01742 and you would come out at 42.46°S, 108.64°E — 827 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 18m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 04m.
  • 📏 At 24.1 square miles of land, 01742 is bigger than 41% of ZIP codes — room for about 18 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population18,448This ZIP18,448
Households6,665This ZIP6,665
Housing units7,059This ZIP7,059
Median age47.4This ZIP47.4Massachusetts40.0US 38.9
Median household income$195,125This ZIP$195,125Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734
Median home value$1,218,100This ZIP$1,218,100Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,631This ZIP$2,631Massachusetts$1,762US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher79.5%This ZIP79.5%
Mean commute32.6 minThis ZIP32.6 min
Population density764.7 / sq miThis ZIP764.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments783This ZIP783
Employees11,358This ZIP11,358
Annual payroll$963,729,000This ZIP$963,729,000
Tax returns filed8,860This ZIP8,860
Total adjusted gross income$3,080,160,000This ZIP$3,080,160,000

Land area

Land area24.13 sq miThis ZIP24.13 sq mi
Water area1.30 sq miThis ZIP1.30 sq mi

Other place names in 01742

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ZIP codes near 01742

ZIPCityDistance
01773 Lincoln, MA 3.8 mi
01720 Acton, MA 4.0 mi
01731 Hanscom Afb, MA 4.1 mi
01730 Bedford, MA 4.9 mi
01703 Framingham, MA 5.0 mi
01704 Framingham, MA 5.0 mi
01705 Framingham, MA 5.0 mi
02456 New Town, MA 5.0 mi
01741 Carlisle, MA 5.1 mi
01718 Acton, MA 5.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 01742?

01742 is in Concord, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County, part of the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.4629, -71.3645.

What county is 01742 in?

01742 lies in Middlesex County.

What area code is 01742?

Concord uses area code 978, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 01742 in?

01742 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 01742?

About 18,448 people live in ZIP code 01742, in 6,665 households, at 764.7 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 01742?

$195,125 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.

What ZIP codes are near 01742?

The closest are 01773 (3.8 mi), 01720 (4 mi), 01731 (4.1 mi), 01730 (4.9 mi) and 01703 (5 mi).

Is 01742 a PO Box ZIP code?

01742 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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