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Where 02163 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 02163 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EgIZO — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 2,163 = 3 × 7 × 103. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
100001110011 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 02156 (West Medford, MA, 4 mi away) and 02169 (Quincy, MA, 10 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 02163 becomes 36120 — and that is a real ZIP code: Montgomery, AL, 1,082 miles away.
- 👥 62 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01236, 01263, 02136, 02361, 02631, 03216, …). The farthest-flung twin is 36102 in Montgomery, AL, 1,082 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 02163 and you would come out at 42.37°S, 108.87°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 0.183 square miles of land, 02163 is bigger than 2% of ZIP codes — about 89 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 1,817This ZIP1,817 |
|---|---|
| Households | 410This ZIP410 |
| Housing units | 549This ZIP549 |
| Median age | 22.8This ZIP22.8Massachusetts40.0US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $84,583This ZIP$84,583Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734 |
| Median gross rent | $3,500+This ZIP$3,500+Massachusetts$1,762US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 94.1%This ZIP94.1% |
| Mean commute | 18.2 minThis ZIP18.2 min |
| Population density | 9,929.0 / sq miThis ZIP9,929.0 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 35This ZIP35 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 585This ZIP585 |
| Annual payroll | $53,106,000This ZIP$53,106,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 460This ZIP460 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $53,352,000This ZIP$53,352,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.18 sq miThis ZIP0.18 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 02163
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 02163
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
02134 | Allston, MA | 0.6 mi |
02138 | Cambridge, MA | 1.0 mi |
02238 | Cambridge, MA | 1.1 mi |
02139 | Cambridge, MA | 1.2 mi |
02446 | Brookline, MA | 1.6 mi |
02143 | Somerville, MA | 1.7 mi |
02215 | Boston, MA | 1.8 mi |
02140 | Cambridge, MA | 1.8 mi |
02135 | Brighton, MA | 1.9 mi |
02141 | Cambridge, MA | 2.2 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 02163?
02163 is in Boston, Massachusetts, in Suffolk County, part of the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.3672, -71.1251.
What county is 02163 in?
02163 lies in Suffolk County.
What area code is 02163?
Boston uses area codes 617 and 857, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 02163 in?
02163 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 02163?
About 1,817 people live in ZIP code 02163, in 410 households, at 9,929.0 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 02163?
$84,583 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.
What ZIP codes are near 02163?
The closest are 02134 (0.6 mi), 02138 (1 mi), 02238 (1.1 mi), 02139 (1.2 mi) and 02446 (1.6 mi).
Is 02163 a PO Box ZIP code?
02163 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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