| City: | Lawrence, Massachusetts |
| County: | Essex County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 8:23:54 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 351 / 508 / 978 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 42.7069, -71.1660 |
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This ZIP doesn't represent a separate community. It's a designated PO Box zone within Lawrence's broader postal network. Residents and businesses here receive street delivery through the neighboring 01840 ZIP code, which provides standard carrier service throughout Lawrence. The single street route listed (115 delivery points on Common Street) confirms this isn't a standalone delivery area but rather a specialized postal facility embedded within the larger city infrastructure.
With only Common Street listed, this ZIP's delivery infrastructure is minimal. The street data reflects the facility's PO Box focus rather than comprehensive carrier route coverage.
ZIP Code 01842 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 20 business establishments, employing about 211 people with an annual payroll of $14,089,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 952Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 20Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $3,275,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $14,089,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 211Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 01842 is located in Essex County, Massachusetts, within the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 14460) and Massachusetts's 3rd Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 4,917,661 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 01842, and is subdivided into the Cambridge-Newton-Framingham, MA division. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 14460Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | Cambridge-Newton-Framingham, MA (CBSA Div 15764)Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 4,917,661Source: Census |
| MSA: | Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT CMSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 03Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 757.86 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | Lawrence, MA-NH PMSASource: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 2534550Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Lawrence city; MassachusettsSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 01842 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 January 1, 2026.