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01983

ZIP 01983 is Topsfield, Massachusetts, in Essex County; area code 978; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Essex
Population
6,564
Coordinates
42.6414, -70.9434
☼ Live from 01983 — Topsfield, MA

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Where 01983 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 01983
  • 🔢 Type 01983 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EBGIO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 1,983 = 3 × 661. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11110111111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 01982 (South Hamilton, MA, 5 mi away) and 01984 (Wenham, MA, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 01983 becomes 38910, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01938, 03819, 08319, 09138, 09183, 09813, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09831 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,176 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 96%.
  • 🎯1,443 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 01983 and you would come out at 42.64°S, 109.06°E — 827 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 19m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 02m.
  • 📏 At 11.9 square miles of land, 01983 is bigger than 29% of ZIP codes — room for about 9.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,564This ZIP6,564
Households2,186This ZIP2,186
Housing units2,263This ZIP2,263
Median age42.2This ZIP42.2Massachusetts40.0US 38.9
Median household income$195,718This ZIP$195,718Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734
Median home value$853,400This ZIP$853,400Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,115This ZIP$1,115Massachusetts$1,762US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher71.8%This ZIP71.8%
Mean commute27.5 minThis ZIP27.5 min
Population density551.7 / sq miThis ZIP551.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments227This ZIP227
Employees2,072This ZIP2,072
Annual payroll$156,273,000This ZIP$156,273,000
Tax returns filed3,120This ZIP3,120
Total adjusted gross income$708,838,000This ZIP$708,838,000

Land area

Land area11.90 sq miThis ZIP11.90 sq mi
Water area0.90 sq miThis ZIP0.90 sq mi

Other place names in 01983

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ZIP codes near 01983

ZIPCityDistance
01936 Hamilton, MA 3.3 mi
01961 Peabody, MA 3.3 mi
01971 Salem, MA 3.3 mi
01949 Middleton, MA 3.9 mi
01984 Wenham, MA 4.2 mi
01937 Hathorne, MA 4.4 mi
01982 South Hamilton, MA 4.5 mi
01923 Danvers, MA 4.7 mi
01921 Boxford, MA 5.1 mi
01938 Ipswich, MA 6.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 01983?

01983 is in Topsfield, Massachusetts, in Essex County, part of the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.6414, -70.9434.

What county is 01983 in?

01983 lies in Essex County.

What area code is 01983?

Topsfield uses area code 978, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 01983 in?

01983 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 01983?

About 6,564 people live in ZIP code 01983, in 2,186 households, at 551.7 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 01983?

$195,718 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.

What ZIP codes are near 01983?

The closest are 01936 (3.3 mi), 01961 (3.3 mi), 01971 (3.3 mi), 01949 (3.9 mi) and 01984 (4.2 mi).

Is 01983 a PO Box ZIP code?

01983 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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