01850
ZIP 01850 is in Lowell, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County; area codes 978 and 351; Eastern time. Lowell has 5 ZIP codes; the others are 01851, 01852, 01853 and 01854.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Middlesex
- Metro area
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
- Population
- 17,740
- Coordinates
- 42.6560, -71.3033
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Where 01850 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 01850 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OSBIO — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 1,850 = 2 × 5 × 5 × 37. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
11100111010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 01845 (North Andover, MA, 11 mi away) and 01851 (Lowell, MA, 3 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 01850 becomes 05810, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00851, 01085, 01508, 01805, 05081, 08015, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85001 in Phoenix, AZ, 2,283 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 01850 and you would come out at 42.66°S, 108.70°E — 837 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 19m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 02m.
- 📏 At 1.4 square miles of land, 01850 is bigger than 9% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.0 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 17,740This ZIP17,740 |
|---|---|
| Households | 6,089This ZIP6,089 |
| Housing units | 6,221This ZIP6,221 |
| Median age | 33.4This ZIP33.4Massachusetts40.0US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $69,780This ZIP$69,780Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $390,800This ZIP$390,800Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,707This ZIP$1,707Massachusetts$1,762US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 19.8%This ZIP19.8% |
| Mean commute | 26.9 minThis ZIP26.9 min |
| Population density | 13,034.5 / sq miThis ZIP13,034.5 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 136This ZIP136 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 1,500This ZIP1,500 |
| Annual payroll | $50,958,000This ZIP$50,958,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 7,940This ZIP7,940 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $420,126,000This ZIP$420,126,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 1.36 sq miThis ZIP1.36 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.12 sq miThis ZIP0.12 sq mi |
Other place names in 01850
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 01850
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
01852 | Lowell, MA | 1.6 mi |
01826 | Dracut, MA | 1.6 mi |
01853 | Lowell, MA | 1.7 mi |
01854 | Lowell, MA | 2.3 mi |
01851 | Lowell, MA | 2.6 mi |
01876 | Tewksbury, MA | 4.9 mi |
01863 | North Chelmsford, MA | 5.1 mi |
01824 | Chelmsford, MA | 5.2 mi |
01862 | North Billerica, MA | 5.4 mi |
03076 | Pelham, NH | 5.5 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 01850?
01850 is in Lowell, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County, part of the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.6560, -71.3033.
What county is 01850 in?
01850 lies in Middlesex County.
What area code is 01850?
Lowell uses area codes 978 and 351, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 01850 in?
01850 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 01850?
About 17,740 people live in ZIP code 01850, in 6,089 households, at 13,034.5 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 01850?
$69,780 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.
What ZIP codes are near 01850?
The closest are 01852 (1.6 mi), 01826 (1.6 mi), 01853 (1.7 mi), 01854 (2.3 mi) and 01851 (2.6 mi).
Is 01850 a PO Box ZIP code?
01850 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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