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Where 02127 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 02127 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LZIZO — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 2,127 = 3 × 709. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
100001001111 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 02126 (Mattapan, MA, 5 mi away) and 02128 (Boston, MA, 2 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 02127 becomes 72120 — and that is a real ZIP code: Sherwood, AR, 1,250 miles away.
- 👥 37 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01227, 02217, 02712, 02721, 10272, 12027, …). The farthest-flung twin is 70122 in New Orleans, LA, 1,355 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 96%.
- 🎯1,438 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 02127 and you would come out at 42.34°S, 108.96°E — 811 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 05m.
- 📏 At 2.1 square miles of land, 02127 is bigger than 12% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.6 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 36,769This ZIP36,769 |
|---|---|
| Households | 18,066This ZIP18,066 |
| Housing units | 19,534This ZIP19,534 |
| Median age | 32.3This ZIP32.3Massachusetts40.0US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $164,387This ZIP$164,387Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $863,700This ZIP$863,700Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $2,736This ZIP$2,736Massachusetts$1,762US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 69.8%This ZIP69.8% |
| Mean commute | 30.0 minThis ZIP30.0 min |
| Population density | 17,866.4 / sq miThis ZIP17,866.4 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 707This ZIP707 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 10,661This ZIP10,661 |
| Annual payroll | $852,210,000This ZIP$852,210,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 21,930This ZIP21,930 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $3,022,660,000This ZIP$3,022,660,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 2.06 sq miThis ZIP2.06 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.63 sq miThis ZIP0.63 sq mi |
Other place names in 02127
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 02127
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
02210 | Boston, MA | 0.9 mi |
02205 | Boston, MA | 1.3 mi |
02111 | Boston, MA | 1.6 mi |
02125 | Dorchester, MA | 1.6 mi |
02118 | Boston, MA | 1.6 mi |
02110 | Boston, MA | 1.7 mi |
02117 | Boston, MA | 1.9 mi |
02112 | Boston, MA | 1.9 mi |
02196 | Boston, MA | 1.9 mi |
02201 | Boston, MA | 1.9 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 02127?
02127 is in Boston, Massachusetts, in Suffolk County, part of the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.3353, -71.0382.
What county is 02127 in?
02127 lies in Suffolk County.
What area code is 02127?
Boston uses area codes 617 and 857, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 02127 in?
02127 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 02127?
About 36,769 people live in ZIP code 02127, in 18,066 households, at 17,866.4 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 02127?
$164,387 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.
What ZIP codes are near 02127?
The closest are 02210 (0.9 mi), 02205 (1.3 mi), 02111 (1.6 mi), 02125 (1.6 mi) and 02118 (1.6 mi).
Is 02127 a PO Box ZIP code?
02127 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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