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02135

ZIP 02135 is Brighton, Massachusetts, in Suffolk County; area codes 617 and 857; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Suffolk
Population
43,149
Coordinates
42.3497, -71.1540
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Where 02135 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 02135
  • 🔢 Type 02135 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SEIZO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 2,135 = 5 × 7 × 61. Its digits add up to 11, a total 714 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100001010111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 02134 (Allston, MA, 1 mi away) and 02136 (Hyde Park, MA, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 02135 becomes 53120 — and that is a real ZIP code: East Troy, WI, 877 miles away.
  • 👥 73 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01235, 01253, 01523, 01532, 02153, 02351, …). The farthest-flung twin is 51023 in Hawarden, IA, 1,282 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 96%.
  • 🎯1,432 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 02135 and you would come out at 42.35°S, 108.85°E — 815 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 04m.
  • 📏 At 2.6 square miles of land, 02135 is bigger than 13% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population43,149This ZIP43,149
Households21,143This ZIP21,143
Housing units22,379This ZIP22,379
Median age30.4This ZIP30.4Massachusetts40.0US 38.9
Median household income$90,829This ZIP$90,829Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734
Median home value$681,200This ZIP$681,200Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,249This ZIP$2,249Massachusetts$1,762US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher72.0%This ZIP72.0%
Mean commute32.1 minThis ZIP32.1 min
Population density16,595.8 / sq miThis ZIP16,595.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments652This ZIP652
Employees16,744This ZIP16,744
Annual payroll$1,662,954,000This ZIP$1,662,954,000
Tax returns filed23,650This ZIP23,650
Total adjusted gross income$1,791,311,000This ZIP$1,791,311,000

Land area

Land area2.60 sq miThis ZIP2.60 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

Other place names in 02135

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ZIP codes near 02135

ZIPCityDistance
02134 Allston, MA 1.4 mi
02446 Brookline, MA 1.7 mi
02458 Newton, MA 1.8 mi
02472 Watertown, MA 1.8 mi
02163 Boston, MA 1.9 mi
02445 Brookline, MA 1.9 mi
02471 Watertown, MA 2.1 mi
02477 Watertown, MA 2.1 mi
02447 Brookline Village, MA 2.3 mi
02138 Cambridge, MA 2.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 02135?

02135 is in Brighton, Massachusetts, in Suffolk County, part of the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.3497, -71.1540.

What county is 02135 in?

02135 lies in Suffolk County.

What area code is 02135?

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

What time zone is 02135 in?

02135 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 02135?

About 43,149 people live in ZIP code 02135, in 21,143 households, at 16,595.8 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 02135?

$90,829 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.

What ZIP codes are near 02135?

The closest are 02134 (1.4 mi), 02446 (1.7 mi), 02458 (1.8 mi), 02472 (1.8 mi) and 02163 (1.9 mi).

Is 02135 a PO Box ZIP code?

02135 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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