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zipcodes.pro — ZIP/02038

02038

ZIP 02038 is Franklin, Massachusetts, in Norfolk County; area codes 508 and 774; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Norfolk
Population
33,154
Coordinates
42.0849, -71.4106
☼ Live from 02038 — Franklin, MA

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Where 02038 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 02038
  • 🔢 Type 02038 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEOZO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 2,038 = 2 × 1019. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11111110110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 02035 (Foxboro, MA, 9 mi away) and 02040 (Greenbush, MA, 34 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 02038 becomes 83020, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00823, 02830, 03082, 03280, 03802, 03820, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83002 in Jackson, WY, 1,979 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 95%.
  • 🎯1,420 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 02038 and you would come out at 42.08°S, 108.59°E — 806 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 15m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 06m.
  • 📏 At 26.6 square miles of land, 02038 is bigger than 43% of ZIP codes — room for about 20 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population33,154This ZIP33,154
Households12,370This ZIP12,370
Housing units13,011This ZIP13,011
Median age41.3This ZIP41.3Massachusetts40.0US 38.9
Median household income$145,773This ZIP$145,773Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734
Median home value$611,700This ZIP$611,700Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,899This ZIP$1,899Massachusetts$1,762US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher58.1%This ZIP58.1%
Mean commute32.5 minThis ZIP32.5 min
Population density1,244.6 / sq miThis ZIP1,244.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments911This ZIP911
Employees15,772This ZIP15,772
Annual payroll$991,642,000This ZIP$991,642,000
Tax returns filed17,010This ZIP17,010
Total adjusted gross income$2,253,641,000This ZIP$2,253,641,000

Land area

Land area26.64 sq miThis ZIP26.64 sq mi
Water area0.39 sq miThis ZIP0.39 sq mi

Other place names in 02038

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 02038

ZIPCityDistance
02019 Bellingham, MA 3.3 mi
02093 Wrentham, MA 3.5 mi
02070 Sheldonville, MA 3.7 mi
02056 Norfolk, MA 4.7 mi
02053 Medway, MA 5.0 mi
02762 Plainville, MA 6.3 mi
02054 Millis, MA 6.6 mi
01747 Hopedale, MA 6.7 mi
01756 Mendon, MA 6.9 mi
01504 Blackstone, MA 7.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 02038?

02038 is in Franklin, Massachusetts, in Norfolk County, part of the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.0849, -71.4106.

What county is 02038 in?

02038 lies in Norfolk County.

What area code is 02038?

Franklin uses area codes 508 and 774, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 02038 in?

02038 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 02038?

About 33,154 people live in ZIP code 02038, in 12,370 households, at 1,244.6 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 02038?

$145,773 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.

What ZIP codes are near 02038?

The closest are 02019 (3.3 mi), 02093 (3.5 mi), 02070 (3.7 mi), 02056 (4.7 mi) and 02053 (5 mi).

Is 02038 a PO Box ZIP code?

02038 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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