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02056

ZIP 02056 is Norfolk, Massachusetts, in Norfolk County; area codes 508 and 774; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Norfolk
Population
11,673
Coordinates
42.1162, -71.3293
☼ Live from 02056 — Norfolk, MA

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Where 02056 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 02056
  • 🔢 Type 02056 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSOZO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 2,056 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 257. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100000001000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 02055 (Minot, MA, 30 mi away) and 02059 (North Marshfield, MA, 29 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 02056 becomes 65020 — and that is a real ZIP code: Camdenton, MO, 1,166 miles away.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00652, 02065, 02650, 05062, 05260, 05602, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00652 in Garrochales, PR, 1,659 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 95%.
  • 🎯1,424 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 02056 and you would come out at 42.12°S, 108.67°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 14.9 square miles of land, 02056 is bigger than 33% of ZIP codes — room for about 11 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population11,673This ZIP11,673
Households3,453This ZIP3,453
Housing units3,557This ZIP3,557
Median age41.6This ZIP41.6Massachusetts40.0US 38.9
Median household income$200,720This ZIP$200,720Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734
Median home value$725,200This ZIP$725,200Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,019This ZIP$2,019Massachusetts$1,762US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher61.6%This ZIP61.6%
Mean commute36.2 minThis ZIP36.2 min
Population density783.5 / sq miThis ZIP783.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments228This ZIP228
Employees2,103This ZIP2,103
Annual payroll$131,258,000This ZIP$131,258,000
Tax returns filed5,120This ZIP5,120
Total adjusted gross income$910,186,000This ZIP$910,186,000

Land area

Land area14.90 sq miThis ZIP14.90 sq mi
Water area0.50 sq miThis ZIP0.50 sq mi

ZIP codes near 02056

ZIPCityDistance
02071 South Walpole, MA 3.2 mi
02081 Walpole, MA 4.2 mi
02054 Millis, MA 4.3 mi
02093 Wrentham, MA 4.6 mi
02038 Franklin, MA 4.7 mi
02052 Medfield, MA 4.9 mi
02035 Foxboro, MA 5.7 mi
02053 Medway, MA 5.9 mi
02070 Sheldonville, MA 6.4 mi
02032 East Walpole, MA 6.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 02056?

02056 is in Norfolk, Massachusetts, in Norfolk County, part of the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.1162, -71.3293.

What county is 02056 in?

02056 lies in Norfolk County.

What area code is 02056?

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

What time zone is 02056 in?

02056 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 02056?

About 11,673 people live in ZIP code 02056, in 3,453 households, at 783.5 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 02056?

$200,720 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.

What ZIP codes are near 02056?

The closest are 02071 (3.2 mi), 02081 (4.2 mi), 02054 (4.3 mi), 02093 (4.6 mi) and 02038 (4.7 mi).

Is 02056 a PO Box ZIP code?

02056 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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