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01778

ZIP 01778 is Wayland, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County; area codes 508 and 774; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Middlesex
Population
14,033
Coordinates
42.3563, -71.3619
☼ Live from 01778 — Wayland, MA

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Where 01778 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 01778
  • 🔢 Type 01778 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BLLIO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 1,778 = 2 × 7 × 127. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11011110010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 01776 (Sudbury, MA, 4 mi away) and 01784 (Woodville, MA, 13 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 01778 becomes 87710 — and that is a real ZIP code: Angel Fire, NM, 1,843 miles away.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (07718, 07871, 17078, 17087, 17870, 18077, …). The farthest-flung twin is 87107 in Albuquerque, NM, 1,950 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 95%.
  • 🎯1,422 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 01778 and you would come out at 42.36°S, 108.64°E — 821 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 04m.
  • 📏 At 15.0 square miles of land, 01778 is bigger than 33% of ZIP codes — room for about 11 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population14,033This ZIP14,033
Households5,110This ZIP5,110
Housing units5,293This ZIP5,293
Median age45.1This ZIP45.1Massachusetts40.0US 38.9
Median household income$219,375This ZIP$219,375Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734
Median home value$977,300This ZIP$977,300Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,536This ZIP$1,536Massachusetts$1,762US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher78.8%This ZIP78.8%
Mean commute30.6 minThis ZIP30.6 min
Population density933.6 / sq miThis ZIP933.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments367This ZIP367
Employees3,272This ZIP3,272
Annual payroll$222,026,000This ZIP$222,026,000
Tax returns filed6,860This ZIP6,860
Total adjusted gross income$2,183,877,000This ZIP$2,183,877,000

Land area

Land area15.03 sq miThis ZIP15.03 sq mi
Water area0.81 sq miThis ZIP0.81 sq mi

Other place names in 01778

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ZIP codes near 01778

ZIPCityDistance
02493 Weston, MA 3.0 mi
01776 Sudbury, MA 3.6 mi
01701 Framingham, MA 4.8 mi
01760 Natick, MA 5.0 mi
02481 Wellesley Hills, MA 5.3 mi
01773 Lincoln, MA 5.4 mi
02482 Wellesley, MA 5.5 mi
02462 Newton Lower Falls, MA 5.7 mi
02454 Waltham, MA 5.7 mi
02466 Auburndale, MA 5.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 01778?

01778 is in Wayland, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County, part of the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.3563, -71.3619.

What county is 01778 in?

01778 lies in Middlesex County.

What area code is 01778?

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

What time zone is 01778 in?

01778 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 01778?

About 14,033 people live in ZIP code 01778, in 5,110 households, at 933.6 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 01778?

$219,375 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.

What ZIP codes are near 01778?

The closest are 02493 (3 mi), 01776 (3.6 mi), 01701 (4.8 mi), 01760 (5 mi) and 02481 (5.3 mi).

Is 01778 a PO Box ZIP code?

01778 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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