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The 01970 ZIP Code is centered1 in Essex County at latitude 42.518 and longitude -70.904 (Panoramio Photos). It is a standard type ZIP Code. Essex County is in the Eastern Time Zone (UTC -5 hours) and observes daylight savings time.

The population in ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 01970 was 40,407 with 18,175 housing units; a land area land area of 8.1 sq. miles; a water area of 0.1 sq. miles; and a population density of 4,985.99 people per sq. mile for Census 2000. Demographic Profile

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Nearby Cities, Towns & Census Designated Places

South Salem, MA (< 0.1 mile)
Salem, MA (< 0.1 mile)
North Salem, MA (< 0.1 mile)
Peabody, MA (1.4 miles WNW)
Derby Wharf, MA (1.4 miles E)
West Town Landing, MA (1.9 miles ESE)
Salem Neck, MA (1.9 miles ENE)
Needham Corner, MA (2.4 miles W)
Rial Side, MA (2.4 miles NNE)
South Peabody, MA (2.4 miles WSW)

Nearby Neighborhoods, Subdivisions & Other Small Populated Places

Marblehead Lighthouse, MA (3.6 miles ESE)
Hamilton, MA (8.8 miles NNE)
Haywardville, MA (10.2 miles WSW)
Malden Centre, MA (10.3 miles SW)
Malden Highlands, MA (11 miles WSW)
Admirals Hill, MA (11.4 miles SW)
North End, MA (13.1 miles SW)
Downtown Crossing, MA (13.8 miles SW)
Beacon Hill, MA (13.8 miles SW)
Dock Square, MA (13.9 miles SW)

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  1. ZIP Codes are categories for grouping mailing addresses and are not exact geographic regions.
  2. The centroid of a ZIP Code may be in one County and the associated city/town in another.
  3. In rural areas, a single ZIP Code may be used for cities and towns in several different Counties.
  4. ZIP Code "areas" can overlap, be subsets of each other, or be artificial constructs with no geographic area.
  5. ZIP Codes are only loosely tied to cities.

1 Keeping the above key concepts in mind, what we informally refer to as the "center" of a ZIP Code is most often actually the centroid of a polygon.