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02126

ZIP 02126 is Mattapan, Massachusetts, in Suffolk County; area codes 617 and 857; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Suffolk
Population
26,583
Coordinates
42.2774, -71.0900
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Where 02126 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 02126
  • 🔢 Type 02126 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gZIZO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 2,126 = 2 × 1063. Its digits add up to 11, a total 714 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100001001110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 02125 (Dorchester, MA, 3 mi away) and 02127 (Boston, MA, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 02126 becomes 62120, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01226, 01262, 12062, 12206, 12260, 12602, …). The farthest-flung twin is 62201 in East Saint Louis, IL, 1,030 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 77% 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 02126 and you would come out at 42.28°S, 108.91°E — 809 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 16m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 05m.
  • 📏 At 1.8 square miles of land, 02126 is bigger than 11% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.4 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population26,583This ZIP26,583
Households9,284This ZIP9,284
Housing units9,876This ZIP9,876
Median age38.3This ZIP38.3Massachusetts40.0US 38.9
Median household income$65,709This ZIP$65,709Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734
Median home value$542,700This ZIP$542,700Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,637This ZIP$1,637Massachusetts$1,762US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.8%This ZIP23.8%
Mean commute39.3 minThis ZIP39.3 min
Population density14,542.1 / sq miThis ZIP14,542.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments262This ZIP262
Employees2,125This ZIP2,125
Annual payroll$100,773,000This ZIP$100,773,000
Tax returns filed11,660This ZIP11,660
Total adjusted gross income$608,937,000This ZIP$608,937,000

Land area

Land area1.83 sq miThis ZIP1.83 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 02126

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

ZIP codes near 02126

ZIPCityDistance
02124 Dorchester Center, MA 1.0 mi
02187 Milton Village, MA 1.2 mi
02131 Roslindale, MA 1.8 mi
02121 Dorchester, MA 1.9 mi
02122 Dorchester, MA 2.3 mi
02130 Jamaica Plain, MA 2.4 mi
02136 Hyde Park, MA 2.5 mi
02186 Milton, MA 2.5 mi
02125 Dorchester, MA 3.2 mi
02119 Roxbury, MA 3.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 02126?

02126 is in Mattapan, Massachusetts, in Suffolk County, part of the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.2774, -71.0900.

What county is 02126 in?

02126 lies in Suffolk County.

What area code is 02126?

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

What time zone is 02126 in?

02126 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 02126?

About 26,583 people live in ZIP code 02126, in 9,284 households, at 14,542.1 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 02126?

$65,709 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.

What ZIP codes are near 02126?

The closest are 02124 (1 mi), 02187 (1.2 mi), 02131 (1.8 mi), 02121 (1.9 mi) and 02122 (2.3 mi).

Is 02126 a PO Box ZIP code?

02126 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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