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01969

ZIP 01969 is Rowley, Massachusetts, in Essex County; area codes 978 and 351; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Essex
Population
6,251
Coordinates
42.7215, -70.8866
☼ Live from 01969 — Rowley, MA

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Where 01969 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 01969
  • 🔢 Type 01969 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GgGIO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 1,969 = 11 × 179. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11110110001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 01966 (Rockport, MA, 15 mi away) and 01970 (Salem, MA, 13 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 01969 becomes 96910 — and that is a real ZIP code: Hagatna, GU, 7,947 miles away.
  • 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (06199, 09169, 09196, 09619, 10969, 10996, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96910 in Hagatna, GU, 7,947 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 96%.
  • 🎯1,445 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 01969 and you would come out at 42.72°S, 109.11°E — 831 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 20m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 02m.
  • 📏 At 18.2 square miles of land, 01969 is bigger than 36% of ZIP codes — room for about 14 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,251This ZIP6,251
Households2,447This ZIP2,447
Housing units2,447This ZIP2,447
Median age50.0This ZIP50.0Massachusetts40.0US 38.9
Median household income$132,734This ZIP$132,734Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734
Median home value$667,300This ZIP$667,300Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,603This ZIP$1,603Massachusetts$1,762US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher56.8%This ZIP56.8%
Mean commute28.2 minThis ZIP28.2 min
Population density343.4 / sq miThis ZIP343.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments224This ZIP224
Employees2,915This ZIP2,915
Annual payroll$218,075,000This ZIP$218,075,000
Tax returns filed3,300This ZIP3,300
Total adjusted gross income$477,090,000This ZIP$477,090,000

Land area

Land area18.20 sq miThis ZIP18.20 sq mi
Water area2.15 sq miThis ZIP2.15 sq mi

Other place names in 01969

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

ZIP codes near 01969

ZIPCityDistance
01922 Byfield, MA 2.8 mi
01938 Ipswich, MA 3.4 mi
01951 Newbury, MA 4.0 mi
01833 Georgetown, MA 4.9 mi
01936 Hamilton, MA 6.0 mi
01961 Peabody, MA 6.0 mi
01971 Salem, MA 6.0 mi
01983 Topsfield, MA 6.2 mi
01950 Newburyport, MA 6.3 mi
01985 West Newbury, MA 6.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 01969?

01969 is in Rowley, Massachusetts, in Essex County, part of the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.7215, -70.8866.

What county is 01969 in?

01969 lies in Essex County.

What area code is 01969?

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

What time zone is 01969 in?

01969 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 01969?

About 6,251 people live in ZIP code 01969, in 2,447 households, at 343.4 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 01969?

$132,734 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.

What ZIP codes are near 01969?

The closest are 01922 (2.8 mi), 01938 (3.4 mi), 01951 (4 mi), 01833 (4.9 mi) and 01936 (6 mi).

Is 01969 a PO Box ZIP code?

01969 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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