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02119

ZIP 02119 is Roxbury, Massachusetts, in Suffolk County; area codes 857 and 617; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Suffolk
Population
27,377
Coordinates
42.3241, -71.0852
☼ Live from 02119 — Roxbury, MA

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Where 02119 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 02119
  • 🔢 Type 02119 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GIIZO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 2,119 = 13 × 163. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100001000111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 02118 (Boston, MA, 1 mi away) and 02120 (Roxbury Crossing, MA, 1 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 02119 becomes 91120, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01129, 01921, 02191, 02911, 09112, 09211, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09112 in APO AE, a military post office, 3,721 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 02119 and you would come out at 42.32°S, 108.91°E — 812 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 05m.
  • 📏 At 1.6 square miles of land, 02119 is bigger than 10% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population27,377This ZIP27,377
Households11,920This ZIP11,920
Housing units13,023This ZIP13,023
Median age36.3This ZIP36.3Massachusetts40.0US 38.9
Median household income$48,488This ZIP$48,488Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734
Median home value$688,600This ZIP$688,600Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,329This ZIP$1,329Massachusetts$1,762US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher30.6%This ZIP30.6%
Mean commute30.2 minThis ZIP30.2 min
Population density16,951.7 / sq miThis ZIP16,951.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments516This ZIP516
Employees7,413This ZIP7,413
Annual payroll$499,330,000This ZIP$499,330,000
Tax returns filed13,130This ZIP13,130
Total adjusted gross income$684,188,000This ZIP$684,188,000

Land area

Land area1.62 sq miThis ZIP1.62 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 02119

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 02119

ZIPCityDistance
02120 Roxbury Crossing, MA 0.8 mi
02115 Boston, MA 1.2 mi
02118 Boston, MA 1.2 mi
02121 Dorchester, MA 1.3 mi
02125 Dorchester, MA 1.6 mi
02199 Boston, MA 1.6 mi
02447 Brookline Village, MA 1.7 mi
02130 Jamaica Plain, MA 1.8 mi
02215 Boston, MA 1.9 mi
02116 Boston, MA 1.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 02119?

02119 is in Roxbury, Massachusetts, in Suffolk County, part of the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.3241, -71.0852.

What county is 02119 in?

02119 lies in Suffolk County.

What area code is 02119?

Roxbury uses area codes 857 and 617, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 02119 in?

02119 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 02119?

About 27,377 people live in ZIP code 02119, in 11,920 households, at 16,951.7 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 02119?

$48,488 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.

What ZIP codes are near 02119?

The closest are 02120 (0.8 mi), 02115 (1.2 mi), 02118 (1.2 mi), 02121 (1.3 mi) and 02125 (1.6 mi).

Is 02119 a PO Box ZIP code?

02119 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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