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02021

ZIP 02021 is Canton, Massachusetts, in Norfolk County; area codes 781 and 339; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Norfolk
Population
24,748
Coordinates
42.1757, -71.1254
☼ Live from 02021 — Canton, MA

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Where 02021 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 02021
  • 🔢 Type 02021 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IZOZO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 2,021 = 43 × 47. Its digits add up to 5, a total 55 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11111100101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 02020 (Brant Rock, MA, 26 mi away) and 02025 (Cohasset, MA, 16 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 02021 becomes 12020 — and that is a real ZIP code: Ballston Spa, NY, 151 miles away.
  • 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01022, 01202, 01220, 02120, 02201, 02210, …). The farthest-flung twin is 20120 in Centreville, VA, 405 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 96%.
  • 🎯1,434 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 02021 and you would come out at 42.18°S, 108.87°E — 804 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 16m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 06m.
  • 📏 At 18.7 square miles of land, 02021 is bigger than 36% of ZIP codes — room for about 14 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population24,748This ZIP24,748
Households9,630This ZIP9,630
Housing units9,866This ZIP9,866
Median age42.6This ZIP42.6Massachusetts40.0US 38.9
Median household income$143,381This ZIP$143,381Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734
Median home value$710,600This ZIP$710,600Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,315This ZIP$2,315Massachusetts$1,762US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher67.5%This ZIP67.5%
Mean commute35.9 minThis ZIP35.9 min
Population density1,320.2 / sq miThis ZIP1,320.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments936This ZIP936
Employees27,281This ZIP27,281
Annual payroll$2,635,040,000This ZIP$2,635,040,000
Tax returns filed12,420This ZIP12,420
Total adjusted gross income$1,984,440,000This ZIP$1,984,440,000

Land area

Land area18.75 sq miThis ZIP18.75 sq mi
Water area0.80 sq miThis ZIP0.80 sq mi

ZIP codes near 02021

ZIPCityDistance
02027 Dedham, MA 1.9 mi
02185 Braintree, MA 1.9 mi
02062 Norwood, MA 3.5 mi
02368 Randolph, MA 3.7 mi
02072 Stoughton, MA 4.1 mi
02137 Readville, MA 4.5 mi
02322 Avon, MA 4.7 mi
02032 East Walpole, MA 4.8 mi
02186 Milton, MA 5.1 mi
02136 Hyde Park, MA 5.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 02021?

02021 is in Canton, Massachusetts, in Norfolk County, part of the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.1757, -71.1254.

What county is 02021 in?

02021 lies in Norfolk County.

What area code is 02021?

Canton uses area codes 781 and 339, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 02021 in?

02021 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 02021?

About 24,748 people live in ZIP code 02021, in 9,630 households, at 1,320.2 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 02021?

$143,381 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.

What ZIP codes are near 02021?

The closest are 02027 (1.9 mi), 02185 (1.9 mi), 02062 (3.5 mi), 02368 (3.7 mi) and 02072 (4.1 mi).

Is 02021 a PO Box ZIP code?

02021 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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