| City: | Charlton City, Massachusetts |
| Names to Avoid: | Richardson Corners |
| County: | Worcester County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 7:47:39 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 508 / 774 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 42.1476, -71.9982 |
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Charlton City is a small rural community in Worcester County, Massachusetts, served exclusively by PO Box mail delivery. The post office maintains 252 PO Boxes and 72 business delivery points for this area, which doesn't have its own residential population within the ZCTA boundary.
This is designated as a PO Box Only Zone. There's no street carrier delivery infrastructure here. The ZIP does include 2 rural carrier routes serving 83 distinct street names throughout the surrounding area, but PO Boxes remain the primary method for mail receipt. Street names like Stafford St, Worcester Rd, and City Depot Rd connect to nearby communities including the alternate name Richardson Corners.
The Charlton City post office operates as a regional service point for this part of Worcester County. With 28 business establishments and 277 employees in the area, it functions as a small commercial node. The post office is physically located within the larger ZIP 01507 area but maintains its own distinct ZIP code and PO Box classification.
Street names like City Depot Rd and Freighthouse Rd suggest historic railroad connections, while Glen Shore and Lakeview reflect lakeside geography.
ZIP Code 01508 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 26 business establishments, employing about 334 people with an annual payroll of $12,860,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 841Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 26Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $3,033,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $12,860,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 334Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 01508 is located in Worcester County, Massachusetts, within the Worcester, MA Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 49340) and Massachusetts's 1st Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 798,552 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 01508. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Worcester, MASource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 49340Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 798,552Source: Census |
| MSA: | Source: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 01Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 2350.29 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | --Source: Census |
| Place Name: | --Source: Census |
We could not locate which school district 01508 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on February 1, 2026.