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Where 02116 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.
- 🔢 Type 02116 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gIIZO — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 2,116 = 2 × 2 × 23 × 23. Its digits add up to 10, a total 513 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
100001000100 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 02115 (Boston, MA, 1 mi away) and 02117 (Boston, MA, 1 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 02116 becomes 61120, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01612, 06112, 10126, 10162, 10261, 11026, …). The farthest-flung twin is 61201 in Rock Island, IL, 1,002 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 78% 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 02116 and you would come out at 42.35°S, 108.92°E — 813 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 04m.
- 📏 At 0.649 square miles of land, 02116 is bigger than 6% of ZIP codes — about 314 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 21,978This ZIP21,978 |
|---|---|
| Households | 11,513This ZIP11,513 |
| Housing units | 14,152This ZIP14,152 |
| Median age | 34.5This ZIP34.5Massachusetts40.0US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $126,496This ZIP$126,496Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $1,562,500This ZIP$1,562,500Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $2,375This ZIP$2,375Massachusetts$1,762US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 77.5%This ZIP77.5% |
| Mean commute | 24.0 minThis ZIP24.0 min |
| Population density | 33,864.4 / sq miThis ZIP33,864.4 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 2,062This ZIP2,062 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 81,339This ZIP81,339 |
| Annual payroll | $11,823,183,000This ZIP$11,823,183,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 10,540This ZIP10,540 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $5,997,556,000This ZIP$5,997,556,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.65 sq miThis ZIP0.65 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.17 sq miThis ZIP0.17 sq mi |
Other place names in 02116
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 02116
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
02199 | Boston, MA | 0.4 mi |
02108 | Boston, MA | 0.6 mi |
02111 | Boston, MA | 0.8 mi |
02133 | Boston, MA | 0.8 mi |
02142 | Cambridge, MA | 0.8 mi |
02118 | Boston, MA | 1.0 mi |
02112 | Boston, MA | 1.0 mi |
02196 | Boston, MA | 1.0 mi |
02201 | Boston, MA | 1.0 mi |
02211 | Boston, MA | 1.0 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 02116?
02116 is in Boston, Massachusetts, in Suffolk County, part of the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.3510, -71.0766.
What county is 02116 in?
02116 lies in Suffolk County.
What area code is 02116?
Boston uses area codes 617 and 857, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 02116 in?
02116 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 02116?
About 21,978 people live in ZIP code 02116, in 11,513 households, at 33,864.4 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 02116?
$126,496 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.
What ZIP codes are near 02116?
The closest are 02199 (0.4 mi), 02108 (0.6 mi), 02111 (0.8 mi), 02133 (0.8 mi) and 02142 (0.8 mi).
Is 02116 a PO Box ZIP code?
02116 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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