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Where 01886 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 01886 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gBBIO — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 1,886 = 2 × 23 × 41. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
11101011110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 01885 (West Boxford, MA, 21 mi away) and 01887 (Wilmington, MA, 14 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 01886 becomes 68810 — and that is a real ZIP code: Alda, NE, 1,393 miles away.
- 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (06881, 08618, 08816, 08861, 18068, 18086, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86018 in Parks, AZ, 2,215 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 95%.
- 🎯1,417 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 01886 and you would come out at 42.59°S, 108.56°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 30.2 square miles of land, 01886 is bigger than 46% of ZIP codes — room for about 23 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 24,690This ZIP24,690 |
|---|---|
| Households | 8,795This ZIP8,795 |
| Housing units | 9,241This ZIP9,241 |
| Median age | 42.8This ZIP42.8Massachusetts40.0US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $187,198This ZIP$187,198Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $748,500This ZIP$748,500Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $2,436This ZIP$2,436Massachusetts$1,762US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 73.9%This ZIP73.9% |
| Mean commute | 30.9 minThis ZIP30.9 min |
| Population density | 816.4 / sq miThis ZIP816.4 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 634This ZIP634 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 9,553This ZIP9,553 |
| Annual payroll | $963,438,000This ZIP$963,438,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 12,410This ZIP12,410 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $2,074,321,000This ZIP$2,074,321,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 30.24 sq miThis ZIP30.24 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 1.12 sq miThis ZIP1.12 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 01886
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
01863 | North Chelmsford, MA | 3.8 mi |
01460 | Littleton, MA | 4.3 mi |
01824 | Chelmsford, MA | 4.3 mi |
01718 | Acton, MA | 4.4 mi |
01741 | Carlisle, MA | 5.2 mi |
01879 | Tyngsboro, MA | 5.7 mi |
01851 | Lowell, MA | 6.0 mi |
01854 | Lowell, MA | 6.4 mi |
01450 | Groton, MA | 6.6 mi |
01827 | Dunstable, MA | 7.0 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 01886?
01886 is in Westford, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County, part of the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.5855, -71.4403.
What county is 01886 in?
01886 lies in Middlesex County.
What area code is 01886?
Westford uses area codes 978, 351 and 508, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 01886 in?
01886 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 01886?
About 24,690 people live in ZIP code 01886, in 8,795 households, at 816.4 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 01886?
$187,198 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.
What ZIP codes are near 01886?
The closest are 01863 (3.8 mi), 01460 (4.3 mi), 01824 (4.3 mi), 01718 (4.4 mi) and 01741 (5.2 mi).
Is 01886 a PO Box ZIP code?
01886 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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