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01908

ZIP 01908 is Nahant, Massachusetts, in Essex County; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Essex
Population
3,325
Coordinates
42.4282, -70.9261
☼ Live from 01908 — Nahant, MA

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Where 01908 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 01908
  • 🔢 Type 01908 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BOGIO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 1,908 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 53. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11101110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 01907 (Swampscott, MA, 3 mi away) and 01910 (Lynn, MA, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 01908 becomes 80910 — and that is a real ZIP code: Colorado Springs, CO, 1,781 miles away.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00918, 00981, 01089, 01098, 01890, 08019, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09810 in APO AE, a military post office, 5,720 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 79% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 96%.
  • 🎯1,444 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 01908 and you would come out at 42.43°S, 109.07°E — 814 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 18m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 04m.
  • 📏 At 1.1 square miles of land, 01908 is bigger than 8% of ZIP codes — about 521 football fields.
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People and housing

Population3,325This ZIP3,325
Households1,589This ZIP1,589
Housing units1,814This ZIP1,814
Median age60.7This ZIP60.7Massachusetts40.0US 38.9
Median household income$112,762This ZIP$112,762Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734
Median home value$748,800This ZIP$748,800Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,777This ZIP$1,777Massachusetts$1,762US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher61.6%This ZIP61.6%
Mean commute32.0 minThis ZIP32.0 min
Population density3,090.1 / sq miThis ZIP3,090.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments47This ZIP47
Employees320This ZIP320
Annual payroll$19,817,000This ZIP$19,817,000
Tax returns filed1,910This ZIP1,910
Total adjusted gross income$288,415,000This ZIP$288,415,000

Land area

Land area1.08 sq miThis ZIP1.08 sq mi
Water area1.34 sq miThis ZIP1.34 sq mi

Other place names in 01908

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 01908

ZIPCityDistance
01901 Lynn, MA 2.5 mi
01903 Lynn, MA 2.9 mi
01902 Lynn, MA 3.1 mi
01910 Lynn, MA 3.1 mi
01907 Swampscott, MA 3.3 mi
01905 Lynn, MA 3.3 mi
02151 Revere, MA 3.9 mi
02152 Winthrop, MA 4.4 mi
01904 Lynn, MA 4.9 mi
01906 Saugus, MA 5.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 01908?

01908 is in Nahant, Massachusetts, in Essex County, part of the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.4282, -70.9261.

What county is 01908 in?

01908 lies in Essex County.

What time zone is 01908 in?

01908 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 01908?

About 3,325 people live in ZIP code 01908, in 1,589 households, at 3,090.1 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 01908?

$112,762 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.

What ZIP codes are near 01908?

The closest are 01901 (2.5 mi), 01903 (2.9 mi), 01902 (3.1 mi), 01910 (3.1 mi) and 01907 (3.3 mi).

Is 01908 a PO Box ZIP code?

01908 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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