02215
ZIP 02215 is in Boston, Massachusetts, mostly in Suffolk County; area codes 617 and 857; Eastern time. Boston has 36 ZIP codes in all.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Suffolk +1 more
- Metro area
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
- Population
- 24,581
- Coordinates
- 42.3476, -71.1031
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Where 02215 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 02215 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SIZZO — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 2,215 = 5 × 443. Its digits add up to 10, a total 513 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
100010100111 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 02212 (Boston, MA, 2 mi away) and 02217 (Boston, MA, 9 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 02215 becomes 51220, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 35 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01225, 01252, 01522, 02125, 02152, 10522, …). The farthest-flung twin is 51022 in Granville, IA, 1,253 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 96%.
- 🎯1,435 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 02215 and you would come out at 42.35°S, 108.90°E — 814 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 04m.
- 📏 At 0.884 square miles of land, 02215 is bigger than 7% of ZIP codes — about 428 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 24,581This ZIP24,581 |
|---|---|
| Households | 8,016This ZIP8,016 |
| Housing units | 9,334This ZIP9,334 |
| Median age | 21.6This ZIP21.6Massachusetts40.0US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $72,095This ZIP$72,095Massachusetts$103,960US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $750,000This ZIP$750,000Massachusetts$562,100US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $2,443This ZIP$2,443Massachusetts$1,762US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 82.9%This ZIP82.9% |
| Mean commute | 19.9 minThis ZIP19.9 min |
| Population density | 27,806.6 / sq miThis ZIP27,806.6 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 530This ZIP530 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 59,623This ZIP59,623 |
| Annual payroll | $5,504,880,000This ZIP$5,504,880,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 6,350This ZIP6,350 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $700,268,000This ZIP$700,268,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.88 sq miThis ZIP0.88 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.13 sq miThis ZIP0.13 sq mi |
Counties 02215 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Suffolk County | 95.0% |
| Norfolk County | 5.0% |
Other place names in 02215
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 02215
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
02115 | Boston, MA | 0.7 mi |
02446 | Brookline, MA | 1.0 mi |
02139 | Cambridge, MA | 1.0 mi |
02199 | Boston, MA | 1.1 mi |
02120 | Roxbury Crossing, MA | 1.1 mi |
02447 | Brookline Village, MA | 1.2 mi |
02116 | Boston, MA | 1.4 mi |
02142 | Cambridge, MA | 1.5 mi |
02134 | Allston, MA | 1.6 mi |
02163 | Boston, MA | 1.8 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 02215?
02215 is in Boston, Massachusetts, in Suffolk County, part of the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.3476, -71.1031.
What county is 02215 in?
02215 spans 2 counties: Suffolk County and Norfolk County. Most of it falls in Suffolk County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.
What area code is 02215?
Boston uses area codes 617 and 857, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 02215 in?
02215 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 02215?
About 24,581 people live in ZIP code 02215, in 8,016 households, at 27,806.6 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 02215?
$72,095 a year, against $103,960 across Massachusetts.
What ZIP codes are near 02215?
The closest are 02115 (0.7 mi), 02446 (1 mi), 02139 (1 mi), 02199 (1.1 mi) and 02120 (1.1 mi).
Is 02215 a PO Box ZIP code?
02215 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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