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02145

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Middlesex
Population
27,495
Coordinates
42.3916, -71.0899
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Where 02145 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 02145
  • 🔢 Type 02145 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ShIZO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 2,145 = 3 × 5 × 11 × 13. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100001100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 02144 (Somerville, MA, 2 mi away) and 02148 (Malden, MA, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 02145 becomes 54120 — and that is a real ZIP code: Fence, WI, 897 miles away.
  • 👥 73 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01245, 01254, 01452, 01524, 01542, 02451, …). The farthest-flung twin is 51240 in Inwood, IA, 1,282 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 02145 and you would come out at 42.39°S, 108.91°E — 816 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 04m.
  • 📏 At 1.4 square miles of land, 02145 is bigger than 10% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population27,495This ZIP27,495
Households11,940This ZIP11,940
Housing units12,537This ZIP12,537
Median age33.3This ZIP33.3Massachusetts40.0US 38.9
Median household income$123,755This ZIP$123,755Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734
Median home value$828,600This ZIP$828,600Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,398This ZIP$2,398Massachusetts$1,762US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher57.4%This ZIP57.4%
Mean commute32.3 minThis ZIP32.3 min
Population density19,766.4 / sq miThis ZIP19,766.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments456This ZIP456
Employees6,587This ZIP6,587
Annual payroll$407,658,000This ZIP$407,658,000
Tax returns filed15,300This ZIP15,300
Total adjusted gross income$1,385,788,000This ZIP$1,385,788,000

Land area

Land area1.39 sq miThis ZIP1.39 sq mi
Water area0.09 sq miThis ZIP0.09 sq mi

Other place names in 02145

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ZIP codes near 02145

ZIPCityDistance
02143 Somerville, MA 0.8 mi
02238 Cambridge, MA 1.4 mi
02141 Cambridge, MA 1.5 mi
02129 Charlestown, MA 1.7 mi
02144 Somerville, MA 1.8 mi
02153 Medford, MA 2.0 mi
02149 Everett, MA 2.1 mi
02142 Cambridge, MA 2.1 mi
02139 Cambridge, MA 2.1 mi
02140 Cambridge, MA 2.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 02145?

02145 is in Somerville, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County, part of the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.3916, -71.0899.

What county is 02145 in?

02145 lies in Middlesex County.

What area code is 02145?

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

What time zone is 02145 in?

02145 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 02145?

About 27,495 people live in ZIP code 02145, in 11,940 households, at 19,766.4 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 02145?

$123,755 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.

What ZIP codes are near 02145?

The closest are 02143 (0.8 mi), 02238 (1.4 mi), 02141 (1.5 mi), 02129 (1.7 mi) and 02144 (1.8 mi).

Is 02145 a PO Box ZIP code?

02145 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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