| City: | Worcester, Massachusetts |
| County: | Worcester County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 7:48:17 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 508 / 774 / 978 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 42.2627, -71.8028 |
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The postal facility here exists purely for PO Box services. People can rent boxes at this location, but it doesn't serve as anyone's residential delivery ZIP. Worcester's actual mail delivery happens through neighboring ZIP codes like 01604, which physically surrounds this location. This setup is typical for urban post offices that maintain PO Box facilities separate from their carrier route operations.
No street delivery routes exist in this ZIP code. It's a dedicated PO Box facility serving downtown Worcester.
ZIP Code 01601 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 14 business establishments, employing about 741 people with an annual payroll of $48,134,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 0Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 14Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $11,887,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $48,134,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 741Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 01601 is located in Worcester County, Massachusetts, within the Worcester, MA Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 49340) and Massachusetts's 2nd Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 798,552 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 01601. 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: | Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT CMSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 02Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 1628 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | Worcester, MA-CT PMSASource: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 2582000Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Worcester city; MassachusettsSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 01601 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.