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01929

ZIP 01929 is Essex, Massachusetts, in Essex County; area codes 978 and 351; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Essex
Population
3,621
Coordinates
42.6405, -70.7712
☼ Live from 01929 — Essex, MA

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Where 01929 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 01929
  • 🔢 Type 01929 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GZGIO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 1,929 = 3 × 643. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11110001001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 01923 (Danvers, MA, 10 mi away) and 01930 (Gloucester, MA, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 01929 becomes 92910, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02199, 02919, 09192, 10992, 19029, 19092, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09192 in APO AE, a military post office, 3,624 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 97%.
  • 🎯1,451 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 01929 and you would come out at 42.64°S, 109.23°E — 823 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 19m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 02m.
  • 📏 At 13.9 square miles of land, 01929 is bigger than 32% of ZIP codes — room for about 11 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,621This ZIP3,621
Households1,337This ZIP1,337
Housing units1,527This ZIP1,527
Median age45.4This ZIP45.4Massachusetts40.0US 38.9
Median household income$156,442This ZIP$156,442Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734
Median home value$902,000This ZIP$902,000Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,964This ZIP$1,964Massachusetts$1,762US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher68.8%This ZIP68.8%
Mean commute24.6 minThis ZIP24.6 min
Population density259.8 / sq miThis ZIP259.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments157This ZIP157
Employees1,175This ZIP1,175
Annual payroll$77,884,000This ZIP$77,884,000
Tax returns filed1,900This ZIP1,900
Total adjusted gross income$290,202,000This ZIP$290,202,000

Land area

Land area13.94 sq miThis ZIP13.94 sq mi
Water area2.08 sq miThis ZIP2.08 sq mi

Other place names in 01929

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

ZIP codes near 01929

ZIPCityDistance
01944 Manchester, MA 4.4 mi
01982 South Hamilton, MA 4.5 mi
01938 Ipswich, MA 4.7 mi
01930 Gloucester, MA 4.9 mi
01936 Hamilton, MA 5.5 mi
01961 Peabody, MA 5.5 mi
01971 Salem, MA 5.5 mi
01931 Gloucester, MA 5.8 mi
01965 Prides Crossing, MA 5.9 mi
01984 Wenham, MA 6.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 01929?

01929 is in Essex, Massachusetts, in Essex County, part of the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.6405, -70.7712.

What county is 01929 in?

01929 lies in Essex County.

What area code is 01929?

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

What time zone is 01929 in?

01929 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 01929?

About 3,621 people live in ZIP code 01929, in 1,337 households, at 259.8 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 01929?

$156,442 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.

What ZIP codes are near 01929?

The closest are 01944 (4.4 mi), 01982 (4.5 mi), 01938 (4.7 mi), 01930 (4.9 mi) and 01936 (5.5 mi).

Is 01929 a PO Box ZIP code?

01929 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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