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Where 02148 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 02148 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BhIZO — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 2,148 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 179. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
100001100100 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 02145 (Somerville, MA, 3 mi away) and 02149 (Everett, MA, 2 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 02148 becomes 84120 — and that is a real ZIP code: West Valley City, UT, 2,099 miles away.
- 👥 58 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01824, 01842, 02184, 02481, 02814, 02841, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84120 in West Valley City, UT, 2,099 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 79% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 96%.
- 🎯1,437 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 02148 and you would come out at 42.43°S, 108.94°E — 817 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 18m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 04m.
- 📏 At 5.0 square miles of land, 02148 is bigger than 19% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.8 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 65,906This ZIP65,906 |
|---|---|
| Households | 26,042This ZIP26,042 |
| Housing units | 27,876This ZIP27,876 |
| Median age | 35.8This ZIP35.8Massachusetts40.0US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $100,606This ZIP$100,606Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $633,500This ZIP$633,500Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $2,204This ZIP$2,204Massachusetts$1,762US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 45.1%This ZIP45.1% |
| Mean commute | 34.4 minThis ZIP34.4 min |
| Population density | 13,061.0 / sq miThis ZIP13,061.0 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 1,032This ZIP1,032 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 12,471This ZIP12,471 |
| Annual payroll | $687,972,000This ZIP$687,972,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 33,260This ZIP33,260 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $2,351,034,000This ZIP$2,351,034,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 5.05 sq miThis ZIP5.05 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi |
Other place names in 02148
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 02148
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
02149 | Everett, MA | 1.6 mi |
02176 | Melrose, MA | 1.8 mi |
02155 | Medford, MA | 2.5 mi |
02153 | Medford, MA | 2.5 mi |
02150 | Chelsea, MA | 2.6 mi |
02151 | Revere, MA | 3.0 mi |
02145 | Somerville, MA | 3.1 mi |
02129 | Charlestown, MA | 3.4 mi |
02298 | Boston, MA | 3.5 mi |
01906 | Saugus, MA | 3.6 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 02148?
02148 is in Malden, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County, part of the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.4294, -71.0587.
What county is 02148 in?
02148 lies in Middlesex County.
What area code is 02148?
Malden uses area codes 781, 617 and 339, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 02148 in?
02148 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 02148?
About 65,906 people live in ZIP code 02148, in 26,042 households, at 13,061.0 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 02148?
$100,606 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.
What ZIP codes are near 02148?
The closest are 02149 (1.6 mi), 02176 (1.8 mi), 02155 (2.5 mi), 02153 (2.5 mi) and 02150 (2.6 mi).
Is 02148 a PO Box ZIP code?
02148 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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