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zipcodes.pro — ZIP/02150

02150

ZIP 02150 is Chelsea, Massachusetts, in Suffolk County; area codes 617 and 857; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Suffolk
Population
39,908
Coordinates
42.3968, -71.0313
☼ Live from 02150 — Chelsea, MA

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Where 02150 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 02150
  • 🔢 Type 02150 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OSIZO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 2,150 = 2 × 5 × 5 × 43. Its digits add up to 8, a total 251 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100001100110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 02149 (Everett, MA, 1 mi away) and 02151 (Revere, MA, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 02150 becomes 05120, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01520, 02051, 05201, 10025, 10502, 10520, …). The farthest-flung twin is 51020 in Galva, IA, 1,238 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 96%.
  • 🎯1,439 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 02150 and you would come out at 42.40°S, 108.97°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 2.2 square miles of land, 02150 is bigger than 12% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population39,908This ZIP39,908
Households13,716This ZIP13,716
Housing units14,165This ZIP14,165
Median age34.4This ZIP34.4Massachusetts40.0US 38.9
Median household income$72,179This ZIP$72,179Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734
Median home value$493,500This ZIP$493,500Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,956This ZIP$1,956Massachusetts$1,762US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.2%This ZIP22.2%
Mean commute32.9 minThis ZIP32.9 min
Population density18,025.3 / sq miThis ZIP18,025.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments759This ZIP759
Employees12,993This ZIP12,993
Annual payroll$647,004,000This ZIP$647,004,000
Tax returns filed19,110This ZIP19,110
Total adjusted gross income$1,041,080,000This ZIP$1,041,080,000

Land area

Land area2.21 sq miThis ZIP2.21 sq mi
Water area0.25 sq miThis ZIP0.25 sq mi

Other place names in 02150

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ZIP codes near 02150

ZIPCityDistance
02298 Boston, MA 1.0 mi
02149 Everett, MA 1.3 mi
02129 Charlestown, MA 1.9 mi
02151 Revere, MA 2.1 mi
02109 Boston, MA 2.3 mi
02113 Boston, MA 2.5 mi
02148 Malden, MA 2.6 mi
02128 Boston, MA 2.7 mi
02222 Boston, MA 2.8 mi
02203 Boston, MA 2.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 02150?

02150 is in Chelsea, Massachusetts, in Suffolk County, part of the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.3968, -71.0313.

What county is 02150 in?

02150 lies in Suffolk County.

What area code is 02150?

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

What time zone is 02150 in?

02150 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 02150?

About 39,908 people live in ZIP code 02150, in 13,716 households, at 18,025.3 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 02150?

$72,179 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.

What ZIP codes are near 02150?

The closest are 02298 (1 mi), 02149 (1.3 mi), 02129 (1.9 mi), 02151 (2.1 mi) and 02109 (2.3 mi).

Is 02150 a PO Box ZIP code?

02150 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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