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02131

ZIP 02131 is Roslindale, Massachusetts, in Suffolk County; area codes 617 and 857; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Suffolk
Population
31,151
Coordinates
42.2823, -71.1247
☼ Live from 02131 — Roslindale, MA

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Where 02131 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 02131
  • 🔢 Type 02131 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IEIZO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 02131 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 7, a total 150 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100001010011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 02130 (Jamaica Plain, MA, 2 mi away) and 02132 (West Roxbury, MA, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 02131 becomes 13120 — and that is a real ZIP code: Nedrow, NY, 260 miles away.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02113, 10123, 10132, 10213, 10312, 11023, …). The farthest-flung twin is 32110 in Bunnell, FL, 1,054 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 96%.
  • 🎯1,434 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 02131 and you would come out at 42.28°S, 108.88°E — 810 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 05m.
  • 📏 At 2.8 square miles of land, 02131 is bigger than 14% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population31,151This ZIP31,151
Households12,694This ZIP12,694
Housing units13,363This ZIP13,363
Median age39.1This ZIP39.1Massachusetts40.0US 38.9
Median household income$111,006This ZIP$111,006Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734
Median home value$664,700This ZIP$664,700Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,020This ZIP$2,020Massachusetts$1,762US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher53.9%This ZIP53.9%
Mean commute33.2 minThis ZIP33.2 min
Population density11,173.2 / sq miThis ZIP11,173.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments443This ZIP443
Employees5,587This ZIP5,587
Annual payroll$290,993,000This ZIP$290,993,000
Tax returns filed15,930This ZIP15,930
Total adjusted gross income$1,404,683,000This ZIP$1,404,683,000

Land area

Land area2.79 sq miThis ZIP2.79 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 02131

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ZIP codes near 02131

ZIPCityDistance
02126 Mattapan, MA 1.8 mi
02132 West Roxbury, MA 1.8 mi
02130 Jamaica Plain, MA 1.9 mi
02136 Hyde Park, MA 1.9 mi
02121 Dorchester, MA 2.5 mi
02124 Dorchester Center, MA 2.6 mi
02467 Chestnut Hill, MA 2.6 mi
02187 Milton Village, MA 2.9 mi
02137 Readville, MA 3.0 mi
02445 Brookline, MA 3.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 02131?

02131 is in Roslindale, Massachusetts, in Suffolk County, part of the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.2823, -71.1247.

What county is 02131 in?

02131 lies in Suffolk County.

What area code is 02131?

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

What time zone is 02131 in?

02131 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 02131?

About 31,151 people live in ZIP code 02131, in 12,694 households, at 11,173.2 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 02131?

$111,006 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.

What ZIP codes are near 02131?

The closest are 02126 (1.8 mi), 02132 (1.8 mi), 02130 (1.9 mi), 02136 (1.9 mi) and 02121 (2.5 mi).

Is 02131 a PO Box ZIP code?

02131 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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