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02144

ZIP 02144 is in Somerville, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County; area codes 617 and 857; Eastern time. Somerville has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 02143 and 02145.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Middlesex
Population
25,448
Coordinates
42.4001, -71.1231
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Where 02144 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 02144
  • 🔢 Type 02144 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hhIZO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 2,144 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 67. Its digits add up to 11, a total 714 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100001100000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 02143 (Somerville, MA, 2 mi away) and 02145 (Somerville, MA, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 02144 becomes 44120 — and that is a real ZIP code: Cleveland, OH, 541 miles away.
  • 👥 36 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01244, 04124, 04241, 04412, 04421, 12404, …). The farthest-flung twin is 42041 in Fulton, KY, 1,027 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 78% 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 02144 and you would come out at 42.40°S, 108.88°E — 817 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 04m.
  • 📏 At 1.1 square miles of land, 02144 is bigger than 8% of ZIP codes — about 529 football fields.
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People and housing

Population25,448This ZIP25,448
Households11,357This ZIP11,357
Housing units12,034This ZIP12,034
Median age31.8This ZIP31.8Massachusetts40.0US 38.9
Median household income$150,313This ZIP$150,313Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734
Median home value$988,800This ZIP$988,800Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,702This ZIP$2,702Massachusetts$1,762US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher75.5%This ZIP75.5%
Mean commute31.6 minThis ZIP31.6 min
Population density23,304.0 / sq miThis ZIP23,304.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments417This ZIP417
Employees5,471This ZIP5,471
Annual payroll$431,764,000This ZIP$431,764,000
Tax returns filed13,910This ZIP13,910
Total adjusted gross income$1,756,857,000This ZIP$1,756,857,000

Land area

Land area1.09 sq miThis ZIP1.09 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 02144

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ZIP codes near 02144

ZIPCityDistance
02140 Cambridge, MA 0.8 mi
02153 Medford, MA 1.5 mi
02138 Cambridge, MA 1.5 mi
02156 West Medford, MA 1.6 mi
02145 Somerville, MA 1.8 mi
02155 Medford, MA 1.8 mi
02143 Somerville, MA 1.9 mi
02238 Cambridge, MA 1.9 mi
02474 Arlington, MA 2.2 mi
02163 Boston, MA 2.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 02144?

02144 is in Somerville, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County, part of the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.4001, -71.1231.

What county is 02144 in?

02144 lies in Middlesex County.

What area code is 02144?

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

What time zone is 02144 in?

02144 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 02144?

About 25,448 people live in ZIP code 02144, in 11,357 households, at 23,304.0 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 02144?

$150,313 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.

What ZIP codes are near 02144?

The closest are 02140 (0.8 mi), 02153 (1.5 mi), 02138 (1.5 mi), 02156 (1.6 mi) and 02145 (1.8 mi).

Is 02144 a PO Box ZIP code?

02144 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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