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02171

ZIP 02171 is in Quincy, Massachusetts, in Norfolk County; area codes 617 and 857; Eastern time. Quincy has 4 ZIP codes; the others are 02169, 02170 and 02269.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Norfolk
Population
20,164
Coordinates
42.2915, -71.0258
☼ Live from 02171 — Quincy, MA

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Where 02171 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 02171
  • 🔢 Type 02171 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ILIZO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 2,171 = 13 × 167. Its digits add up to 11, a total 714 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100001111011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 02170 (Quincy, MA, 2 mi away) and 02176 (Melrose, MA, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 02171 becomes 17120 — and that is a real ZIP code: Harrisburg, PA, 335 miles away.
  • 👥 40 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01721, 02117, 07112, 10172, 10271, 11027, …). The farthest-flung twin is 71102 in Shreveport, LA, 1,409 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 77% 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 02171 and you would come out at 42.29°S, 108.97°E — 808 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 05m.
  • 📏 At 2.5 square miles of land, 02171 is bigger than 13% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population20,164This ZIP20,164
Households8,886This ZIP8,886
Housing units9,487This ZIP9,487
Median age40.8This ZIP40.8Massachusetts40.0US 38.9
Median household income$106,885This ZIP$106,885Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734
Median home value$662,900This ZIP$662,900Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,388This ZIP$2,388Massachusetts$1,762US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher53.8%This ZIP53.8%
Mean commute34.2 minThis ZIP34.2 min
Population density8,220.1 / sq miThis ZIP8,220.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments392This ZIP392
Employees14,627This ZIP14,627
Annual payroll$1,465,850,000This ZIP$1,465,850,000
Tax returns filed10,890This ZIP10,890
Total adjusted gross income$1,089,061,000This ZIP$1,089,061,000

Land area

Land area2.45 sq miThis ZIP2.45 sq mi
Water area1.69 sq miThis ZIP1.69 sq mi

Other place names in 02171

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ZIP codes near 02171

ZIPCityDistance
02122 Dorchester, MA 1.4 mi
02170 Quincy, MA 1.8 mi
02125 Dorchester, MA 2.3 mi
02124 Dorchester Center, MA 2.5 mi
02187 Milton Village, MA 2.9 mi
02269 Quincy, MA 2.9 mi
02127 Boston, MA 3.1 mi
02121 Dorchester, MA 3.3 mi
02126 Mattapan, MA 3.4 mi
02169 Quincy, MA 3.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 02171?

02171 is in Quincy, Massachusetts, in Norfolk County, part of the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.2915, -71.0258.

What county is 02171 in?

02171 lies in Norfolk County.

What area code is 02171?

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

What time zone is 02171 in?

02171 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 02171?

About 20,164 people live in ZIP code 02171, in 8,886 households, at 8,220.1 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 02171?

$106,885 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.

What ZIP codes are near 02171?

The closest are 02122 (1.4 mi), 02170 (1.8 mi), 02125 (2.3 mi), 02124 (2.5 mi) and 02187 (2.9 mi).

Is 02171 a PO Box ZIP code?

02171 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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