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01852

ZIP 01852 is in Lowell, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County; area codes 978 and 351; Eastern time. Lowell has 5 ZIP codes; the others are 01850, 01851, 01853 and 01854.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Middlesex
Population
37,144
Coordinates
42.6330, -71.2956
☼ Live from 01852 — Lowell, MA

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Where 01852 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 01852
  • 🔢 Type 01852 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZSBIO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 1,852 = 2 × 2 × 463. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11100111100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 01851 (Lowell, MA, 2 mi away) and 01853 (Lowell, MA, 1 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 01852 becomes 25810 — and that is a real ZIP code: Allen Junction, WV, 635 miles away.
  • 👥 65 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01258, 01825, 02185, 02815, 05821, 08215, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85012 in Phoenix, AZ, 2,282 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 96%.
  • 🎯1,425 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 01852 and you would come out at 42.63°S, 108.70°E — 836 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 19m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 03m.
  • 📏 At 5.0 square miles of land, 01852 is bigger than 19% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population37,144This ZIP37,144
Households15,071This ZIP15,071
Housing units15,636This ZIP15,636
Median age38.2This ZIP38.2Massachusetts40.0US 38.9
Median household income$80,906This ZIP$80,906Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734
Median home value$424,300This ZIP$424,300Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,581This ZIP$1,581Massachusetts$1,762US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher33.1%This ZIP33.1%
Mean commute27.9 minThis ZIP27.9 min
Population density7,469.1 / sq miThis ZIP7,469.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments760This ZIP760
Employees9,846This ZIP9,846
Annual payroll$560,829,000This ZIP$560,829,000
Tax returns filed18,010This ZIP18,010
Total adjusted gross income$1,156,007,000This ZIP$1,156,007,000

Land area

Land area4.97 sq miThis ZIP4.97 sq mi
Water area0.23 sq miThis ZIP0.23 sq mi

Other place names in 01852

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ZIP codes near 01852

ZIPCityDistance
01853 Lowell, MA 1.0 mi
01850 Lowell, MA 1.6 mi
01851 Lowell, MA 2.1 mi
01854 Lowell, MA 2.9 mi
01826 Dracut, MA 3.2 mi
01862 North Billerica, MA 3.8 mi
01876 Tewksbury, MA 3.8 mi
01824 Chelmsford, MA 4.2 mi
01863 North Chelmsford, MA 5.2 mi
01822 Billerica, MA 5.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 01852?

01852 is in Lowell, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County, part of the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.6330, -71.2956.

What county is 01852 in?

01852 lies in Middlesex County.

What area code is 01852?

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

What time zone is 01852 in?

01852 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 01852?

About 37,144 people live in ZIP code 01852, in 15,071 households, at 7,469.1 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 01852?

$80,906 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.

What ZIP codes are near 01852?

The closest are 01853 (1 mi), 01850 (1.6 mi), 01851 (2.1 mi), 01854 (2.9 mi) and 01826 (3.2 mi).

Is 01852 a PO Box ZIP code?

01852 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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