01826
ZIP 01826 is Dracut, Massachusetts, mostly in Middlesex County; area codes 978 and 351; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Middlesex +1 more
- Metro area
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
- Population
- 32,629
- Coordinates
- 42.6797, -71.3007
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Where 01826 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 01826 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gZBIO — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 1,826 = 2 × 11 × 83. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
11100100010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 01825 (North Reading, MA, 13 mi away) and 01827 (Dunstable, MA, 10 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 01826 becomes 62810 — and that is a real ZIP code: Belle Rive, IL, 966 miles away.
- 👥 52 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01862, 02186, 02816, 02861, 06128, 06281, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86021 in Colorado City, AZ, 2,233 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 96%.
- 🎯1,424 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 01826 and you would come out at 42.68°S, 108.70°E — 838 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 19m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 02m.
- 📏 At 20.8 square miles of land, 01826 is bigger than 38% of ZIP codes — room for about 16 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 32,629This ZIP32,629 |
|---|---|
| Households | 12,270This ZIP12,270 |
| Housing units | 12,745This ZIP12,745 |
| Median age | 41.7This ZIP41.7Massachusetts40.0US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $114,196This ZIP$114,196Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $473,800This ZIP$473,800Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,839This ZIP$1,839Massachusetts$1,762US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 36.5%This ZIP36.5% |
| Mean commute | 30.4 minThis ZIP30.4 min |
| Population density | 1,569.9 / sq miThis ZIP1,569.9 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 601This ZIP601 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 5,452This ZIP5,452 |
| Annual payroll | $290,536,000This ZIP$290,536,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 17,570This ZIP17,570 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $1,480,892,000This ZIP$1,480,892,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 20.78 sq miThis ZIP20.78 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.75 sq miThis ZIP0.75 sq mi |
Counties 01826 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Middlesex County | 99.4% |
| Essex County | 0.6% |
Other place names in 01826
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 01826
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
01850 | Lowell, MA | 1.6 mi |
01854 | Lowell, MA | 3.2 mi |
01852 | Lowell, MA | 3.2 mi |
01853 | Lowell, MA | 3.3 mi |
03076 | Pelham, NH | 4.0 mi |
01851 | Lowell, MA | 4.0 mi |
01876 | Tewksbury, MA | 6.0 mi |
01863 | North Chelmsford, MA | 6.0 mi |
01812 | Andover, MA | 6.3 mi |
05501 | Andover, MA | 6.3 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 01826?
01826 is in Dracut, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County, part of the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.6797, -71.3007.
What county is 01826 in?
01826 spans 2 counties: Middlesex County and Essex County. Most of it falls in Middlesex County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.
What area code is 01826?
Dracut uses area codes 978 and 351, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 01826 in?
01826 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 01826?
About 32,629 people live in ZIP code 01826, in 12,270 households, at 1,569.9 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 01826?
$114,196 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.
What ZIP codes are near 01826?
The closest are 01850 (1.6 mi), 01854 (3.2 mi), 01852 (3.2 mi), 01853 (3.3 mi) and 03076 (4 mi).
Is 01826 a PO Box ZIP code?
01826 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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