Residential delivery area · Massachusetts

ZIP Code 01368: Royalston, MA

ZIP code 01368 uses the postal name Royalston, Massachusetts and lies entirely in Worcester County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 1,500 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $102,500 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Its land lies outside any incorporated or census-designated place.

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0national area: Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey and 5 more

013sectional center: Central, MA (SCF 015)

68delivery area within it

Town: Royalston · its only residential ZIP
County: Worcester County
Metro area: Worcester, MA
House district: MA-2 119th Congress
State: Massachusetts
Time zone: Eastern
Land area: 44.3 sq mi · 33 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 01368?

01368 centers on 42.677°, -72.184° and covers 44.3 square miles of land plus 0.7 of water. It borders 7 ZIP codes: 03447, 01475, 01436, 01331, 01364, 01378, 03470.

Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 01368 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 01368, open its center on OpenStreetMap.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0).

How does 01368 compare with the rest of Worcester County?

Rank of 01368 among the residential ZIP codes of its town, county and state (1 = the most; income and home value among ZIP codes of 1,000+ people living in households)
Measure	01368	In Worcester County	In MA
People (ACS 2020-2024)	1,455	77th of 87	450th of 539
Median household income	$103k	40th of 67	250th of 406
Median home value	$347k	64th of 77	389th of 449

Its median household income is higher than in 82% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than 34% of all U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).

How many people live in 01368?

The 2020 Census counted 1,283 people in 01368; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 1,455. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew 1.7% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024: 1,455±303 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 1,283+1.7% since 2010 (1,261)
Households: 520
Median age: 47.4

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).

Who lives in 01368?

Of the 1,455 people the ACS estimates in 01368, 21.3% are under 18 and 20.5% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (88.9%).

Under 1821.3%
18 to 6458.1%
65 and older20.5%

Age of the people of 01368 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)

White, not Hispanic88.9%
Other or two or more6.7%
Hispanic or Latino3.8%
Black, not Hispanic0.3%
Asian, not Hispanic0.3%

Race and Hispanic origin in 01368 (ACS 2020-2024, B03002); each person counted once

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.

What do households in 01368 earn?

Median household income is $102,500 (ACS 2020-2024), the 40th highest of the 67 ranked ZIP codes in Worcester County. It is not measurably different from 2015-2019 ($93,558 in 2024 dollars): the change is within the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income: $102,500
Income per person: $39,107
Below the poverty line: 11.6%
Unemployed (of the labor force): 5.5%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree: 28.6%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022: $73,816630 returns; wages 70% of AGI (IRS)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).

What are homes worth in 01368?

Median home value (owners' estimate): $347,300
Median gross rent: –
Homes owned by their occupants: 96.3%
Housing units: 616

Index = 100 in 2003, the first year FHFA reports for 01368; 2024: 189.9. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental. FHFA's series for 01368 stops in 2024: it publishes no ZIP index for a year with too few repeat sales.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001); FHFA House Price Index, annual five-digit ZIP, updated 2026-03-31.

What businesses are in 01368?

10 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 3 more than in 2018; the most are in construction (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

Construction3

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).

Which ZIP codes are next to 01368?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 01368, then the nearest by center
ZIP	Town	People	Household income	Distance
03447	Fitzwilliam, NH	2,278	$101k	5.5 mi
01475	Winchendon	10,265	$77k	6.5 mi
01436	Baldwinville	3,720	$78k	7.1 mi
01331	Athol	13,922	$72k	7.4 mi
01364	Orange	7,658	$56k	7.4 mi
01378	Warwick	776	$93k	7.9 mi
03470	Winchester, NH	4,933	$79k	10.8 mi
03461	Rindge, NH	6,497	$103k	10.3 mi (near)
03465	Troy, NH	2,005	$89k	10.5 mi (near)

Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.