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02141

ZIP 02141 is in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County; area codes 617 and 857; Eastern time. Cambridge has 6 ZIP codes; the others are 02138, 02139, 02140, 02142 and 02238.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Middlesex
Population
14,517
Coordinates
42.3703, -71.0826
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Where 02141 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 02141
  • 🔢 Type 02141 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IhIZO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 02141 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 8, a total 251 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100001011101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 02140 (Cambridge, MA, 3 mi away) and 02142 (Cambridge, MA, 1 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 02141 becomes 14120 — and that is a real ZIP code: North Tonawanda, NY, 397 miles away.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02114, 04112, 04211, 10124, 11024, 11042, …). The farthest-flung twin is 42101 in Bowling Green, KY, 894 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 78% 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 02141 and you would come out at 42.37°S, 108.92°E — 814 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 04m.
  • 📏 At 0.609 square miles of land, 02141 is bigger than 6% of ZIP codes — about 295 football fields.
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People and housing

Population14,517This ZIP14,517
Households7,270This ZIP7,270
Housing units8,266This ZIP8,266
Median age31.2This ZIP31.2Massachusetts40.0US 38.9
Median household income$126,522This ZIP$126,522Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734
Median home value$868,100This ZIP$868,100Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,915This ZIP$2,915Massachusetts$1,762US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher74.1%This ZIP74.1%
Mean commute27.0 minThis ZIP27.0 min
Population density23,837.4 / sq miThis ZIP23,837.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments402This ZIP402
Employees15,363This ZIP15,363
Annual payroll$2,194,035,000This ZIP$2,194,035,000
Tax returns filed8,000This ZIP8,000
Total adjusted gross income$1,014,445,000This ZIP$1,014,445,000

Land area

Land area0.61 sq miThis ZIP0.61 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 02141

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ZIP codes near 02141

ZIPCityDistance
02142 Cambridge, MA 0.5 mi
02114 Boston, MA 0.9 mi
02143 Somerville, MA 1.1 mi
02222 Boston, MA 1.1 mi
02139 Cambridge, MA 1.1 mi
02238 Cambridge, MA 1.2 mi
02129 Charlestown, MA 1.3 mi
02133 Boston, MA 1.3 mi
02203 Boston, MA 1.3 mi
02108 Boston, MA 1.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 02141?

02141 is in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County, part of the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.3703, -71.0826.

What county is 02141 in?

02141 lies in Middlesex County.

What area code is 02141?

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

What time zone is 02141 in?

02141 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 02141?

About 14,517 people live in ZIP code 02141, in 7,270 households, at 23,837.4 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 02141?

$126,522 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.

What ZIP codes are near 02141?

The closest are 02142 (0.5 mi), 02114 (0.9 mi), 02143 (1.1 mi), 02222 (1.1 mi) and 02139 (1.1 mi).

Is 02141 a PO Box ZIP code?

02141 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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