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01970

ZIP 01970 is in Salem, Massachusetts, in Essex County; area codes 978 and 351; Eastern time. Salem has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 01971.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Essex
Population
44,738
Coordinates
42.5292, -70.8680
☼ Live from 01970 — Salem, MA

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Where 01970 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 01970
  • 🔢 Type 01970 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OLGIO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 1,970 = 2 × 5 × 197. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11110110010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 01969 (Rowley, MA, 13 mi away) and 01971 (Salem, MA, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 01970 becomes 07910, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00719, 00791, 00917, 00971, 01079, 01097, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09071 in APO AE, a military post office, 3,797 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 79% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 96%.
  • 🎯1,447 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 01970 and you would come out at 42.53°S, 109.13°E — 819 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 18m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 03m.
  • 📏 At 8.2 square miles of land, 01970 is bigger than 25% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population44,738This ZIP44,738
Households20,222This ZIP20,222
Housing units21,447This ZIP21,447
Median age39.3This ZIP39.3Massachusetts40.0US 38.9
Median household income$85,041This ZIP$85,041Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734
Median home value$542,900This ZIP$542,900Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,836This ZIP$1,836Massachusetts$1,762US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher47.8%This ZIP47.8%
Mean commute28.5 minThis ZIP28.5 min
Population density5,428.1 / sq miThis ZIP5,428.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,168This ZIP1,168
Employees16,559This ZIP16,559
Annual payroll$1,121,834,000This ZIP$1,121,834,000
Tax returns filed23,510This ZIP23,510
Total adjusted gross income$1,981,469,000This ZIP$1,981,469,000

Land area

Land area8.24 sq miThis ZIP8.24 sq mi
Water area9.33 sq miThis ZIP9.33 sq mi

Other place names in 01970

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ZIP codes near 01970

ZIPCityDistance
01945 Marblehead, MA 1.9 mi
01915 Beverly, MA 2.8 mi
01965 Prides Crossing, MA 3.3 mi
01907 Swampscott, MA 4.3 mi
01984 Wenham, MA 5.0 mi
01960 Peabody, MA 5.2 mi
01923 Danvers, MA 5.2 mi
01902 Lynn, MA 5.5 mi
01904 Lynn, MA 5.9 mi
01903 Lynn, MA 6.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 01970?

01970 is in Salem, Massachusetts, in Essex County, part of the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.5292, -70.8680.

What county is 01970 in?

01970 lies in Essex County.

What area code is 01970?

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

What time zone is 01970 in?

01970 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 01970?

About 44,738 people live in ZIP code 01970, in 20,222 households, at 5,428.1 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 01970?

$85,041 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.

What ZIP codes are near 01970?

The closest are 01945 (1.9 mi), 01915 (2.8 mi), 01965 (3.3 mi), 01907 (4.3 mi) and 01984 (5 mi).

Is 01970 a PO Box ZIP code?

01970 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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