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02081

ZIP 02081 is Walpole, Massachusetts, in Norfolk County; area codes 508 and 774; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Norfolk
Population
19,343
Coordinates
42.1474, -71.2580
☼ Live from 02081 — Walpole, MA

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Where 02081 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 02081
  • 🔢 Type 02081 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IBOZO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 02081 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 11, a total 714 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100000100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 02072 (Stoughton, MA, 8 mi away) and 02090 (Westwood, MA, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 02081 becomes 18020 — and that is a real ZIP code: Bethlehem, PA, 234 miles away.
  • 👥 35 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00821, 01028, 01082, 02018, 02108, 02180, …). The farthest-flung twin is 81020 in Aguilar, CO, 1,788 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 96%.
  • 🎯1,428 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 02081 and you would come out at 42.15°S, 108.74°E — 806 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 16m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 06m.
  • 📏 At 17.7 square miles of land, 02081 is bigger than 35% of ZIP codes — room for about 13 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population19,343This ZIP19,343
Households7,208This ZIP7,208
Housing units7,486This ZIP7,486
Median age42.9This ZIP42.9Massachusetts40.0US 38.9
Median household income$156,250This ZIP$156,250Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734
Median home value$687,500This ZIP$687,500Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,110This ZIP$2,110Massachusetts$1,762US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher65.7%This ZIP65.7%
Mean commute34.6 minThis ZIP34.6 min
Population density1,091.2 / sq miThis ZIP1,091.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments650This ZIP650
Employees7,811This ZIP7,811
Annual payroll$493,952,000This ZIP$493,952,000
Tax returns filed10,580This ZIP10,580
Total adjusted gross income$1,544,607,000This ZIP$1,544,607,000

Land area

Land area17.73 sq miThis ZIP17.73 sq mi
Water area0.54 sq miThis ZIP0.54 sq mi

Other place names in 02081

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ZIP codes near 02081

ZIPCityDistance
02032 East Walpole, MA 2.2 mi
02071 South Walpole, MA 2.9 mi
02052 Medfield, MA 3.5 mi
02056 Norfolk, MA 4.2 mi
02062 Norwood, MA 4.3 mi
02067 Sharon, MA 4.8 mi
02090 Westwood, MA 5.4 mi
02054 Millis, MA 5.7 mi
02035 Foxboro, MA 6.0 mi
02030 Dover, MA 6.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 02081?

02081 is in Walpole, Massachusetts, in Norfolk County, part of the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.1474, -71.2580.

What county is 02081 in?

02081 lies in Norfolk County.

What area code is 02081?

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

What time zone is 02081 in?

02081 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 02081?

About 19,343 people live in ZIP code 02081, in 7,208 households, at 1,091.2 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 02081?

$156,250 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.

What ZIP codes are near 02081?

The closest are 02032 (2.2 mi), 02071 (2.9 mi), 02052 (3.5 mi), 02056 (4.2 mi) and 02062 (4.3 mi).

Is 02081 a PO Box ZIP code?

02081 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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