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01879

ZIP 01879 is Tyngsboro, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County; area codes 978 and 351; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Middlesex
Population
12,550
Coordinates
42.6678, -71.4288
☼ Live from 01879 — Tyngsboro, MA

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Where 01879 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 01879
  • 🔢 Type 01879 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLBIO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 01879 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11101010111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 01876 (Tewksbury, MA, 11 mi away) and 01880 (Wakefield, MA, 22 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 01879 becomes 97810 — and that is a real ZIP code: Adams, OR, 2,303 miles away.
  • 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (07189, 07198, 07981, 09178, 09187, 09718, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09817 in APO AE, a military post office, 5,317 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 95%.
  • 🎯1,418 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 01879 and you would come out at 42.67°S, 108.57°E — 841 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 19m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 02m.
  • 📏 At 16.8 square miles of land, 01879 is bigger than 34% of ZIP codes — room for about 13 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population12,550This ZIP12,550
Households4,232This ZIP4,232
Housing units4,335This ZIP4,335
Median age39.4This ZIP39.4Massachusetts40.0US 38.9
Median household income$129,348This ZIP$129,348Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734
Median home value$552,500This ZIP$552,500Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,986This ZIP$1,986Massachusetts$1,762US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher51.8%This ZIP51.8%
Mean commute24.1 minThis ZIP24.1 min
Population density748.8 / sq miThis ZIP748.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments334This ZIP334
Employees3,772This ZIP3,772
Annual payroll$219,358,000This ZIP$219,358,000
Tax returns filed6,740This ZIP6,740
Total adjusted gross income$709,178,000This ZIP$709,178,000

Land area

Land area16.76 sq miThis ZIP16.76 sq mi
Water area1.31 sq miThis ZIP1.31 sq mi

ZIP codes near 01879

ZIPCityDistance
01863 North Chelmsford, MA 3.0 mi
01827 Dunstable, MA 3.7 mi
01854 Lowell, MA 4.3 mi
03062 Nashua, NH 5.3 mi
03060 Nashua, NH 5.3 mi
01851 Lowell, MA 5.4 mi
01886 Westford, MA 5.7 mi
01853 Lowell, MA 6.2 mi
03076 Pelham, NH 6.4 mi
01850 Lowell, MA 6.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 01879?

01879 is in Tyngsboro, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County, part of the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.6678, -71.4288.

What county is 01879 in?

01879 lies in Middlesex County.

What area code is 01879?

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

What time zone is 01879 in?

01879 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 01879?

About 12,550 people live in ZIP code 01879, in 4,232 households, at 748.8 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 01879?

$129,348 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.

What ZIP codes are near 01879?

The closest are 01863 (3 mi), 01827 (3.7 mi), 01854 (4.3 mi), 03062 (5.3 mi) and 03060 (5.3 mi).

Is 01879 a PO Box ZIP code?

01879 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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