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01960

ZIP 01960 is in Peabody, Massachusetts, in Essex County; area codes 978 and 351; Eastern time. Peabody has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 01961.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Essex
Population
54,474
Coordinates
42.5343, -70.9694
☼ Live from 01960 — Peabody, MA

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Where 01960 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 01960
  • 🔢 Type 01960 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OgGIO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 1,960 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 7 × 7. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11110101000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 01952 (Salisbury, MA, 22 mi away) and 01961 (Peabody, MA, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 01960 becomes 06910 — and that is a real ZIP code: Stamford, CT, 169 miles away.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00916, 00961, 01069, 01096, 01609, 01906, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09601 in APO AE, a military post office, 3,941 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 79% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 96%.
  • 🎯1,441 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 01960 and you would come out at 42.53°S, 109.03°E — 821 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 18m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 03m.
  • 📏 At 16.0 square miles of land, 01960 is bigger than 34% of ZIP codes — room for about 12 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population54,474This ZIP54,474
Households22,242This ZIP22,242
Housing units22,863This ZIP22,863
Median age45.2This ZIP45.2Massachusetts40.0US 38.9
Median household income$96,501This ZIP$96,501Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734
Median home value$596,700This ZIP$596,700Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,950This ZIP$1,950Massachusetts$1,762US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher34.9%This ZIP34.9%
Mean commute25.8 minThis ZIP25.8 min
Population density3,401.2 / sq miThis ZIP3,401.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,524This ZIP1,524
Employees21,323This ZIP21,323
Annual payroll$1,290,982,000This ZIP$1,290,982,000
Tax returns filed28,740This ZIP28,740
Total adjusted gross income$2,422,692,000This ZIP$2,422,692,000

Land area

Land area16.02 sq miThis ZIP16.02 sq mi
Water area0.54 sq miThis ZIP0.54 sq mi

Other place names in 01960

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ZIP codes near 01960

ZIPCityDistance
01923 Danvers, MA 2.9 mi
01904 Lynn, MA 3.0 mi
01940 Lynnfield, MA 3.5 mi
01937 Hathorne, MA 3.6 mi
01902 Lynn, MA 4.6 mi
01903 Lynn, MA 4.8 mi
01905 Lynn, MA 5.0 mi
01906 Saugus, MA 5.0 mi
01970 Salem, MA 5.2 mi
01901 Lynn, MA 5.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 01960?

01960 is in Peabody, Massachusetts, in Essex County, part of the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.5343, -70.9694.

What county is 01960 in?

01960 lies in Essex County.

What area code is 01960?

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

What time zone is 01960 in?

01960 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 01960?

About 54,474 people live in ZIP code 01960, in 22,242 households, at 3,401.2 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 01960?

$96,501 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.

What ZIP codes are near 01960?

The closest are 01923 (2.9 mi), 01904 (3 mi), 01940 (3.5 mi), 01937 (3.6 mi) and 01902 (4.6 mi).

Is 01960 a PO Box ZIP code?

01960 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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