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zipcodes.pro — ZIP/02053

02053

ZIP 02053 is Medway, Massachusetts, in Norfolk County; area codes 774 and 508; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Norfolk
Population
13,436
Coordinates
42.1562, -71.4303
☼ Live from 02053 — Medway, MA

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Where 02053 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 02053
  • 🔢 Type 02053 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESOZO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 02053 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 10, a total 513 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100000000101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 02052 (Medfield, MA, 7 mi away) and 02054 (Millis, MA, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 02053 becomes 35020 — and that is a real ZIP code: Bessemer, AL, 1,039 miles away.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02035, 02305, 02350, 03052, 05032, 05302, …). The farthest-flung twin is 50023 in Ankeny, IA, 1,138 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 95%.
  • 🎯1,419 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 02053 and you would come out at 42.16°S, 108.57°E — 811 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 16m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 06m.
  • 📏 At 11.5 square miles of land, 02053 is bigger than 29% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population13,436This ZIP13,436
Households4,744This ZIP4,744
Housing units4,768This ZIP4,768
Median age40.7This ZIP40.7Massachusetts40.0US 38.9
Median household income$173,750This ZIP$173,750Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734
Median home value$617,300This ZIP$617,300Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,575This ZIP$1,575Massachusetts$1,762US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher62.4%This ZIP62.4%
Mean commute30.4 minThis ZIP30.4 min
Population density1,164.6 / sq miThis ZIP1,164.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments349This ZIP349
Employees3,713This ZIP3,713
Annual payroll$203,287,000This ZIP$203,287,000
Tax returns filed6,890This ZIP6,890
Total adjusted gross income$945,024,000This ZIP$945,024,000

Land area

Land area11.54 sq miThis ZIP11.54 sq mi
Water area0.13 sq miThis ZIP0.13 sq mi

ZIP codes near 02053

ZIPCityDistance
01746 Holliston, MA 3.0 mi
02054 Millis, MA 3.6 mi
01757 Milford, MA 4.7 mi
02038 Franklin, MA 5.0 mi
01747 Hopedale, MA 5.7 mi
02056 Norfolk, MA 5.9 mi
02019 Bellingham, MA 5.9 mi
01770 Sherborn, MA 6.0 mi
02052 Medfield, MA 6.7 mi
01756 Mendon, MA 7.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 02053?

02053 is in Medway, Massachusetts, in Norfolk County, part of the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.1562, -71.4303.

What county is 02053 in?

02053 lies in Norfolk County.

What area code is 02053?

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

What time zone is 02053 in?

02053 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 02053?

About 13,436 people live in ZIP code 02053, in 4,744 households, at 1,164.6 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 02053?

$173,750 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.

What ZIP codes are near 02053?

The closest are 01746 (3 mi), 02054 (3.6 mi), 01757 (4.7 mi), 02038 (5 mi) and 01747 (5.7 mi).

Is 02053 a PO Box ZIP code?

02053 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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