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02124

ZIP 02124 is Dorchester Center, Massachusetts, in Suffolk County; area codes 617 and 857; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Suffolk
Population
56,216
Coordinates
42.2859, -71.0750
☼ Live from 02124 — Dorchester Center, MA

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Where 02124 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 02124
  • 🔢 Type 02124 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZIZO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 2,124 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 59. Its digits add up to 9, a total 375 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100001001100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 02123 (Boston, MA, 9 mi away) and 02125 (Dorchester, MA, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 02124 becomes 42120 — and that is a real ZIP code: Adolphus, KY, 897 miles away.
  • 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01224, 01242, 02142, 02241, 02421, 04122, …). The farthest-flung twin is 42021 in Arlington, KY, 1,025 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 77% 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 02124 and you would come out at 42.29°S, 108.92°E — 809 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 05m.
  • 📏 At 3.0 square miles of land, 02124 is bigger than 14% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population56,216This ZIP56,216
Households20,287This ZIP20,287
Housing units21,365This ZIP21,365
Median age36.9This ZIP36.9Massachusetts40.0US 38.9
Median household income$81,923This ZIP$81,923Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734
Median home value$650,700This ZIP$650,700Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,684This ZIP$1,684Massachusetts$1,762US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher31.6%This ZIP31.6%
Mean commute35.2 minThis ZIP35.2 min
Population density18,940.7 / sq miThis ZIP18,940.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments597This ZIP597
Employees5,592This ZIP5,592
Annual payroll$267,906,000This ZIP$267,906,000
Tax returns filed24,930This ZIP24,930
Total adjusted gross income$1,564,600,000This ZIP$1,564,600,000

Land area

Land area2.97 sq miThis ZIP2.97 sq mi
Water area0.07 sq miThis ZIP0.07 sq mi

Other place names in 02124

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

ZIP codes near 02124

ZIPCityDistance
02126 Mattapan, MA 1.0 mi
02122 Dorchester, MA 1.3 mi
02187 Milton Village, MA 1.3 mi
02121 Dorchester, MA 1.5 mi
02125 Dorchester, MA 2.3 mi
02130 Jamaica Plain, MA 2.5 mi
02171 Quincy, MA 2.5 mi
02131 Roslindale, MA 2.6 mi
02119 Roxbury, MA 2.7 mi
02186 Milton, MA 3.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 02124?

02124 is in Dorchester Center, Massachusetts, in Suffolk County, part of the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.2859, -71.0750.

What county is 02124 in?

02124 lies in Suffolk County.

What area code is 02124?

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

What time zone is 02124 in?

02124 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 02124?

About 56,216 people live in ZIP code 02124, in 20,287 households, at 18,940.7 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 02124?

$81,923 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.

What ZIP codes are near 02124?

The closest are 02126 (1 mi), 02122 (1.3 mi), 02187 (1.3 mi), 02121 (1.5 mi) and 02125 (2.3 mi).

Is 02124 a PO Box ZIP code?

02124 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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