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Where 02118 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 02118 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BIIZO — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 2,118 = 2 × 3 × 353. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
100001000110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 02117 (Boston, MA, 2 mi away) and 02119 (Roxbury, MA, 1 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 02118 becomes 81120 — and that is a real ZIP code: Antonito, CO, 1,893 miles away.
- 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01128, 01812, 01821, 10128, 10281, 11208, …). The farthest-flung twin is 81120 in Antonito, CO, 1,893 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 96%.
- 🎯1,437 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 02118 and you would come out at 42.34°S, 108.93°E — 812 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 04m.
- 📏 At 1.1 square miles of land, 02118 is bigger than 8% of ZIP codes — about 527 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 28,946This ZIP28,946 |
|---|---|
| Households | 14,497This ZIP14,497 |
| Housing units | 15,828This ZIP15,828 |
| Median age | 36.9This ZIP36.9Massachusetts40.0US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $98,224This ZIP$98,224Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $1,058,200This ZIP$1,058,200Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,968This ZIP$1,968Massachusetts$1,762US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 60.8%This ZIP60.8% |
| Mean commute | 26.5 minThis ZIP26.5 min |
| Population density | 26,604.8 / sq miThis ZIP26,604.8 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 888This ZIP888 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 22,438This ZIP22,438 |
| Annual payroll | $1,757,699,000This ZIP$1,757,699,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 14,770This ZIP14,770 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $3,101,792,000This ZIP$3,101,792,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 1.09 sq miThis ZIP1.09 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 02118
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 02118
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
02199 | Boston, MA | 0.9 mi |
02116 | Boston, MA | 1.0 mi |
02111 | Boston, MA | 1.0 mi |
02205 | Boston, MA | 1.1 mi |
02108 | Boston, MA | 1.2 mi |
02119 | Roxbury, MA | 1.2 mi |
02115 | Boston, MA | 1.3 mi |
02120 | Roxbury Crossing, MA | 1.4 mi |
02133 | Boston, MA | 1.4 mi |
02112 | Boston, MA | 1.5 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 02118?
02118 is in Boston, Massachusetts, in Suffolk County, part of the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.3379, -71.0698.
What county is 02118 in?
02118 lies in Suffolk County.
What area code is 02118?
Boston uses area codes 617 and 857, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 02118 in?
02118 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 02118?
About 28,946 people live in ZIP code 02118, in 14,497 households, at 26,604.8 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 02118?
$98,224 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.
What ZIP codes are near 02118?
The closest are 02199 (0.9 mi), 02116 (1 mi), 02111 (1 mi), 02205 (1.1 mi) and 02108 (1.2 mi).
Is 02118 a PO Box ZIP code?
02118 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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