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02072

ZIP 02072 is Stoughton, Massachusetts, in Norfolk County; area code 781; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Norfolk
Population
29,225
Coordinates
42.1190, -71.1037
☼ Live from 02072 — Stoughton, MA

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Where 02072 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 02072
  • 🔢 Type 02072 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZLOZO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 2,072 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 7 × 37. Its digits add up to 11, a total 714 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100000011000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 02071 (South Walpole, MA, 9 mi away) and 02081 (Walpole, MA, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 02072 becomes 27020 — and that is a real ZIP code: Hamptonville, NC, 665 miles away.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02027, 02702, 02720, 07022, 07202, 20027, …). The farthest-flung twin is 72002 in Alexander, AR, 1,265 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 96%.
  • 🎯1,436 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 02072 and you would come out at 42.12°S, 108.90°E — 800 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 15m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 06m.
  • 📏 At 16.1 square miles of land, 02072 is bigger than 34% of ZIP codes — room for about 12 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population29,225This ZIP29,225
Households11,302This ZIP11,302
Housing units11,742This ZIP11,742
Median age45.7This ZIP45.7Massachusetts40.0US 38.9
Median household income$104,794This ZIP$104,794Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734
Median home value$523,800This ZIP$523,800Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,050This ZIP$2,050Massachusetts$1,762US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher41.9%This ZIP41.9%
Mean commute33.4 minThis ZIP33.4 min
Population density1,816.8 / sq miThis ZIP1,816.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments956This ZIP956
Employees16,434This ZIP16,434
Annual payroll$1,107,808,000This ZIP$1,107,808,000
Tax returns filed15,550This ZIP15,550
Total adjusted gross income$1,291,250,000This ZIP$1,291,250,000

Land area

Land area16.09 sq miThis ZIP16.09 sq mi
Water area0.37 sq miThis ZIP0.37 sq mi

ZIP codes near 02072

ZIPCityDistance
02322 Avon, MA 2.7 mi
02357 North Easton, MA 4.0 mi
02021 Canton, MA 4.1 mi
02067 Sharon, MA 4.1 mi
02356 North Easton, MA 4.1 mi
02301 Brockton, MA 4.2 mi
02027 Dedham, MA 4.3 mi
02185 Braintree, MA 4.3 mi
02368 Randolph, MA 4.9 mi
02303 Brockton, MA 5.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 02072?

02072 is in Stoughton, Massachusetts, in Norfolk County, part of the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.1190, -71.1037.

What county is 02072 in?

02072 lies in Norfolk County.

What area code is 02072?

Stoughton uses area code 781, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 02072 in?

02072 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 02072?

About 29,225 people live in ZIP code 02072, in 11,302 households, at 1,816.8 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 02072?

$104,794 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.

What ZIP codes are near 02072?

The closest are 02322 (2.7 mi), 02357 (4 mi), 02021 (4.1 mi), 02067 (4.1 mi) and 02356 (4.1 mi).

Is 02072 a PO Box ZIP code?

02072 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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